Date:         Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:40:16 -0800
Reply-To:     Dan Snow <dieselvanagon@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan Snow <dieselvanagon@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Cool Eurovan Sighting
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We were at IKEA in Emeryville, CA the other night and I saw a very cool
Eurovan with Canadian plates. I had to look at it while my wife tried to pry
me away and get me out of the parking garage and into the store. What was
cool about it? It had double rear doors, not the Vanagon-style barn door.
Each door had its own windshield wiper, which was parked in the vertical
position near the door opening--so two windshield wipers parallel to each
other and right next to each other. The coolest thing about the van was that
it had TWO sliding doors, one on each side. I was mightily impressed. My
wife wasn't--the Eurovan gives her carsickness when she just looks at it.
I'll keep working on her.

This is probably boring stuff to our friends from the 51st state, what with
their big-bore two-stroke motorcycles, diesel Land Cruisers, and peaceful
international relations, but since it is the first one I've seen, I was
excited.


Daniel Snow

'82 Vanagon Diesel
'78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped
'01 Xootr Scooter
http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/snow/vanagon/vanagon.html


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