Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:35:56 -0500
Reply-To: Ron Semko <vwbuspilot@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Ron Semko <vwbuspilot@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Congradulations on the new addition to your family.
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Congradulations on the new addition to your family.
I don't know if you realize it, or not, but that is EXACTLY what you have
done.
Over the days, weeks, months, and years you will find, as so many have, that
"that inatimate object" seems to have a soul, or does it just alow your soul
to be? Perhaps more of that at a latter date.
And, in regards to the list, well that is a whole "other" subject, but a
family as well. I'll give you an example, I'm a 55 year old guy, I sell
"high line motor homes" (Beaver/Safari $100,000 + to $750,000), and I drive
a Vanagon as a daily driver. And to tell the truth, I'm not sure which way
is stranger:
The fact that I drive a Vanagon up to appraise someone trade in on what is
an average of a $250,000 + motor home, or that the guy who sold the $250,000
motor home drive a Vanagon? Maybe they're the same thing, only different?
The point is that you never find a more diverese group of folk. Nor, a
better group of folk. I've opened up my door for a stranger just passing
through, I've attended functions with everything from educators,
intellectuals, those ahh not so intelectual, materialist, poets, and maybe
even an old hippie, maybe. Where everyone got along together, fantasticly
together.
I've purchased a used part that I needed to rebuild my tranny over the
intenet from a guy I never met, who I trusted, and trusted me. I've asked
for help, and been swamped with sincer, and accurate advice, and support.
I could go on and on about folk in far away lands, and a vendor who's
package arrived busted up, and he simply said no problem, I'll just reship
the whole order, no hassel.
The list has shared in the joy of birth, and the pain of loss of strangers
together.
It's quite a list, this Vanagon List, quite a List, indeed.
Welcome,
Ron Semko
Orlando, Florida
>From: Bill Kasper <dragon@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
>Reply-To: Bill Kasper <dragon@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: we're "new" vanagon owners
>Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:41:15 -0800
>
>well, we did it (thanks to all who helped and all who advised and all who
>explained the G in the vin number...*g*).
>
>we put down a downpayment saturday on an '87 syncro westy. we should be
>paid off by the end of the month, and then it'll be ours in full.
>
>i've been reading the list for about three weeks now, and am completely
>impressed with the breadth, scope, and depth of knowledge people here show
>about their vanagons. i can only hope to contribute so well as the
>months/years pass.
>
>a couple of questions. first, what's the deal with alloy wheel strength
>vs.
>steel wheel strength on a syncro? the vanagon.com site says steel will
>deform less during offroad maneuvers. what kind of (a) deformation are we
>talking, and what kind of (b) maneuvers?
>
>second, this van is removed from us by enough of a distance i don't know
>that i'll have time to drive it home to us when it's paid off. can anyone
>recommend a reliable auto transport company they've used to ship cars
>(ideally a westy) around the country? i have quotes from $1100 to $1500,
>and a couple of outfits won't ship anything above 6'8" in height (and from
>recent discussion i hear the westy is 6'10" minimum...).
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>bill kasper
>(& ali and alexander)
>'87 syncrowesty (wow!;^)
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