Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 23:46:57 -0700
Reply-To: Richard Ferguson <fergusrh@yahoo.com>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Richard Ferguson <fergusrh@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Why do you like your Vanagon?
In-Reply-To: <NEBBJHLGALHMHONPHJPAAEFLCGAA.kdawe@mun.ca>
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I like the way it sneezes on when i turn the key...well after a moment
or two...I like the way it can sound like a swarm of bees...I like
having my lunch in my own private mobile budoir d'amor...after all the
money I have put into my van Stellllllllllllaaaaaaaaaa i just love it.
Everyone including my gf says sell it but i don't care. Fuck the
begrudgers. Keep the vanagon.
--- Karl Dawe <kdawe@mun.ca> wrote:
> I've been driving a '90 Dodge Spirit since I got my license, and
> finally
> bought it from my mother when she bought her new(er) car three years
> ago.
> Every day, as I drove the POS from my home to work, I passed a parked
> Blue/White Passenger Van. As the POS continued to crumble around me,
> I was
> spending about $200+ a month on repairs for it, and I decided that it
> was
> time to get something that was in better shape. Out of curiosity, I
> stopped
> in to ask who owned the Van, and if he'd consider selling it, and if
> I could
> take it for a spin.
>
> That's all it took. The ride was better than my car. It was HUGE
> inside -
> the perfect thing for those summer weekend road trips around the
> Irish Loop.
> :) Ok, so it didn't exactly take off the line, but hey, I got my
> first
> speeding ticket the week before, for doing 175km/h in a 100 zone, so
> a
> slower vehicle was appealing. And it's a VW. I've wanted a VW since
> I was
> a little kid, either a Bug of a Bus, and here was a real possibility
> for me
> to own that Bus.
> I asked the owner how much he wanted for it, and he said that he'd
> let it go
> for $3000 (Canadian). I offered him $2450, and the Bus was mine.
> Only
> ~35,000km on the clock!
>
> A $1500 repair job latter (break job. The only remaining original
> piece is
> the fluid reservoir and the pedal) the Van was on the road.
>
> Then it caught fire.
>
> I threatened to sue the mechanic who did the inspection who missed
> the
> problem with the aux gas heater that caused the fire, and he repaired
> the
> damage for $500.
>
> So I decide to drop another $1000 or so later for a stereo. When I
> go to
> pick it up at the installer, he informs me that I have a serious leak
> of
> transmission fluid, and proceeded to show me the little piles of
> sawdust
> that was soaking up the spills from every spot the van had been
> parked
> during the day.
>
> That was about a month ago. It took me forever to find the
> Transmission
> Dipstick Tube (it was leaking through a pin-hole), and now that I've
> found
> one (thanks to Ken at Vanagain.com) we're just waiting for it to
> arrive.
>
> Reading this over - I'm not sure why I love my van. :) I'm broke,
> I'm
> STILL not driving my van, and I'm trying to give myself a Crash
> Course in VW
> mechanics, but when she runs, I've got a damn cool ride. And I think
> that's
> why I love my Van. Nothing else on the road today turns heads like a
> shiny
> VW Van. It's unique. I can pack myself and my camera gear, friends,
> and
> their gear and take off for a weekend without having to worry or be
> too
> picky packing. It just fits my life.
>
> Karl.
> St. John's, NF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: CHRIS STANN <cstann3@HOME.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 6:53 PM
> Subject: Why do you like your Vanagon?
>
>
> > Why do you like your Vanagon? What made you consider one? What
> was you
> > first experience of one?
> >
> > I like mine because it oozes coolness from every panel seam. My
> first
> > experience was in Austria in '81. The owner reached a speed of 145
> KM/h
> > with six adults, five children and their luggage crammed inside --
> Yup,
> > that's an air-cooled Vanagon. Now that's what I call adventure!
> When it
> > came time to buy a versatile vehicle, the '85 Westfalia I now have
> was a
> > natural choice.
> >
> > Chris.
> > '85 Westy.
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