Date:         Tue, 11 May 2004 18:03:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: State Your Cars - LVC
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>Hello, my name is Tim, I'm 40, and I'm addicted to Volkswagens...
>
>Here are all the cars I've owned, in order:
>
>1976 AMC Gremlin (was my mom's car first... I would never have picked this
>one out myself :-).
>1973 Super Beetle
>1974 Opel Manta - (got it after my sister cooked the engine... I sold it
>without fixing it, but this is the first German engineered car I ever
>drove. The addiction set in instantly).
>1987 Fox (My first-ever New Car).
>1997 Jetta (Still my daily driver)
>1985 Vanagon Westfalia (drivable, but somewhat gutted until this weekend
>:-)
>
>
Hi, my name is Tim. I use to be addicted to cars but I got over it.

My list:
67 Triumph Spitfire (never got it on the road)
68 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe (best handling car I ever owned)
66 Ford Van (three sided bashed, only $150)
74 Fiat 128 Sport Coupe (Couldn't put this one into a slide unless you
pulled the e-brake)
65 Chevy Van (327 with the original 6 cylander three speed)
68 BMW 2000 (4door 2002)
72 VW Squareback (for parts)
71 Volvo 144 (winter white with royal blue interior, sweet)
71 Volvo 145 (couldn't kill it)
65 Sunbeam Alpine (never got it on the road)
74 Fiat X1/9 (handled.. well insane in the winter)
79 Westmoreland Wabbit (DIT New Jersey turnpike, What a piece of CRAP)
77 BMW 320i (nice, I just couldn't afford to keep it)
77 Toyota Celica (I wish I had it back)
82 Scirocco (best handling snow car in the world)
77 GM 1/4 ton PU (el rustbucketo)
87 Honda CRX Si (small fast and HOT, it was black)
87 Ford Escort (never let me down, what a piece of crap)
92 Toyota PU (I'ld still own it if it wasn't for that drunk bast..)
66 Sunbeam Alpine (never got it on the road)
83 VW Vanagon AirCooled (RIP)
81 VW Westy (It makes a nice shed in my back yard)
84 VW Vanagon WB (140,000 and keeps on ticking, Thanks Rory)
00 Fordagon Exploder (For sale!)

Notice, I have never driven any of my English cars legally.

tim in san jose

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