Date:         Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:49:40 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Appearance (was Age)
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>What's age got to do with it?
>
>Mine's 22 years old- but the motor is a '95 (Golf 2.0) .

Dead right.

>Maintenance intensive? Have you ever owned a Beetle or Bus?

My T1 & T2 buses actually were not maintenance-intensive at all.

>If you still have that durn fool WBX then no wonder. I guess for some
>replacing head gaskets could be considered maintenance.

Sound like a good summation!

>Marco? Looks like a Aerostar.
>Cook? Looks  like eitheran ambulance or a delivery van.Yuk.

Black Maria...

>Why do I like my Vanagon Westfalia and no other? Because of it's unique
>styling that has not been replicated since.

Funny, unlike the T1 bus, which looked good no matter what color(s)
or damage, our T3 buses are very dependent on color schemes for good
looks. Vanagons look utter YUK in some colors (browns) but can look
great in red, orange, yellow, green, blues or silver/grays.
Grills/headlights matter too... single round headlights look
ultrabland. The rectangular-light setup can look good, and the RSA
dual round headlight grill looks very aggressive. Wheels & tires make
a huge difference too, as can be seen from photos of any European T3
meet.

Actually these vans are not unique in styling... the first-generation
Mitsubishi Delica/L300 (RWD & 4WD), released in the same year as the
T3, was quite similar from the front and sides. Pure coincidence, but
there it is.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut