Date:         Fri, 5 Apr 2002 14:34:14 -0800
Reply-To:     John Tullier <elefntkpr@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Tullier <elefntkpr@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Improvement or desecration?
In-Reply-To:  <001201c1dcd3$4bfbfc20$9501a8c0@informs.com>
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Modifying the vanagon to suit my needs is one of the
most alluring qualities of owning it.

Having owned many new cars in my life, I have always
been annoyed by the "factory" layout of things.  Car
makers must assume that we all enjoy the lack of
storage space in vehicles.  You either carry less than
what you'd like, or carry it all and take a beating
everytime you turn a corner or stop suddenly when an
avalanche of stuff comes hurling your way.  So as you
can imagine, I am making use of the space in my van
efficiently for storage.  And considering how many
extra parts I now have to carry around, I'll need it.

Besides, there is nothing that cannot be undone...I
"undid" the factory's design and I can undo someone
else's too.

This, of course, coming from someone who is currently
changing things in his van as we speak. :)  But yes,
as others have suggested, it is being done properly.

John
80 Vanagon L

--- Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM> wrote:
> Questions for the list:
>
> What do you think when you see a Vanagon with scores
> of modifications, cut
> door panels, tack-on gauges, add-on doo-dads?  Would
> you buy it?
>
> What do you think when you see a bay-window or a
> split-window bus with a cut
> dash to fit that new CD player or a gigantic
> tachometer crammed into the
> dash?


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