Date:         Tue, 11 May 2004 17:49:40 -0400
Reply-To:     "Walker, Phil" <Phil.Walker@BROOKS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Walker, Phil" <Phil.Walker@BROOKS.COM>
Subject:      NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have? + Age + Cars
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I figured I'd jump in on all of the threads...

I'm 32 (tomorrow I'll be 32 :-)

Cars (first to last)

75 Olds Omega (Inline 6 and gutless - died of electrical problems)
79 Buick Skylark (V6 and 22 MPG - same body as the Olds. great car - sold
for $100 - well worth it)
84 Buick Century (Turd car from Mom - never changed the oil in 40K miles -
died w/ like 100K miles)
87 Acura Legend (First car out of college -- excellent car - Ran like new
with 180K)
93 BMW 525iT - Current car, great driver, good mileage, NICE brakes
98 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Wife's car - crappy gas mileage and sketchy build
quality - if it were Japanese I'd love it.
89 VW Westy - Bought in 2000 with 12,000 original miles!!!! The travel
machine. Now has about 30K miles

Bikes (first to last)
70's mini bike - harassed the neighborhood with this beast
89 Honda NX250 - great engine, horrible bike
86 Honda XR600 - great engine, great bike, terrible rear brake - street
legal
93 Husqvarna 600 - Great engine, BEAUTIFUL bike, got tired of expense parts
- street legal
99 ATK 604 - Worked for them for a while...had one
99 Triumph Tiger - Great engine, mediocre seat, fun canyon bike
01 Suzuki DRZ400 - Street legal, works for me for desert, motocross and
everything else

Lot's of stories.......

-Phil