Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 12:25:07 -0800
Reply-To: Harald Rust <harald_nancy_vw@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Harald Rust <harald_nancy_vw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Friday - the unsexy vanagon
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Friday - The Unsexy Vanagon
Driving through the rain on the way home, notice a
young lady standing by the side of the road,
arm outstretched, looking to hitch a ride.
I pull over, step on the brake, and slowly the old
vanagon comes to a lumbering halt. I lean over to open
the passenger door, careful not to bump the shifter.
"On your way to the college?" I ask.
"Yes", she says with a nice German accent.
"That's on my way" I answer, "and if you like,
you can come in, and I'll give you a ride."
"Thanks, but wait a moment, and let me take
a look at your vanagon." she says.
She walks around the front, and disapprovingly
proclaims,
"You don't have any Project Zwo fog lights".
"Huh! no I guess not."
Then she continues,
"There is no South African grill with round
headlights.
No 15" wheels with oversized disc brakes, and no
suspension upgrades."
Then she walks over to the rear, and complains,
"No engine conversion. How do you make this thing
move?
It's not even a syncro with a needle-bearing
decoupler,
and a front and rear locker. Aren't you afraid to get
stuck?"
Glancing into the vanagon, she looks thoroughly
disgusted and says,
"Oh no, it's an automatic!"
Then she announces with a disappointed expression,
"Frankly, I can't take this ride. It would too
embarrassing to be seen in a vanagon such as yours."
"Well," I say, "I'm sorry, and start to close the
passenger door."
Now the rain is coming down in big drops, and she
looks
uncomfortably wet.
Before I have a chance to close the door, she asks,
"Tell me, you must have some cool mods in your
vanagon?"
"Hmm.. let me think, oh yes, I do have a dual battery
isolator."
"Oh come on," she says, "everyone knows they only
install those, because they look sexy, and have no
real purpose."
"Well," I say, "that's the only mod my vanagon has."
"Do you still want the ride or not?"
Gracefully she jumps in, fastens the seat belt, and
says, "Sure, lets, go."
Disclaimer: Any relation to the dead or undead is
purely coincidental.
Harald
`90 westfalia
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