I also watched my wife drive on the HWY and i followed her in my bug, funny thing I felt the same along came a HUMMER yes a HUMMER and they drove side by side and with our bus setup it looked better then HUMMER I think, BTW with the springs it was about the same height or maybe my eyes just playing tricks on me, still the bus looked smoking, to bad traffic has to drive so damn fast. still in 55 mode ;) save gas save lifes ( what ever happened to that saying anyway.. LOL peace Joe On 25 Feb 2003, SD Kraning wrote: > Well, we FINALLY got our bus home after 5 or 6 > long weeks at the transmission shop. It's been > home for a couple over-nighters in between, > but we've have had to bring it back because > they kept not fixing the slipping in reverse > ($1280.00 for auto trans rebuild...OUCH, but > worth it - figured I'd keep after them until > it was perfect.) > > If you've ever been away from your bus for an > extended time, it really true about "absence > making the heart grow fonder." I got in and > thought - for all it's little problems...this > is the coolest car I've ever owned! My wife > came with to help with driving it home so I > led, then followed her part way just to watch > it from all angles (you know how you never get > to see what YOUR car looks like on the road). > Even the most common motion, like turning a > corner or changing lanes, or that little > plunge the front does at a stop light looks > cooler on a Vanagon!! It's one of the only > cars I've owned -amongst many- that I keep > liking more and more the longer I own > it...strange but true. > > Scott Vanagon addicts |
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