Date:         Sat, 8 May 2004 16:35:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
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Okay, I'll go there... It's got to be Frydaye somewhere in the universe.


On Saturday, May 8, 2004, at 13:23 US/Pacific, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>
> i think it would be a cool thread to see the average ages of people on
> the
> list...

Fifty something. (Man! Where did the time go???) Ponytailed Child of
the Sixties.

> and why you like vw vans, or why you bought your van..

Live in a part of the world where class As and class Cs can't get to
the good campsites.  Traded a Mazda RX2 for first bus ('62 double cargo
door bus) in about 1980 or so. Kept it until the beach weather ate it
up. Bought '83.5 Vanagon GL for wife to haul GIrl Scouts in. Then a
Baja to tow behind the motorhome. Sold Baja, moved to Oregon.  MH
wouldn't get to the campsites that I wanted to get to.  Sold MH, bought
Bleu.  Started WetWesties with a few other like minded folks.  Years
pass. WetWesties grows. Got The Orphan from Britt Grannis. Learned all
about diesels. Got Weekender from David Ratzlaff who rescued it from
the boneyard. (Third owner!)

Why do I drive them?  They fit my needs.  I understand them. They go
where I need to go in the weather that I have to travel through.  In
our campers, we always have our home with us. I like camaraderie. (You
ever see Honda owners admiring each other's rides?) Most of all...
(you'll find this hard to believe..) they're dependable. They will all
get you home.

> and if you used it
> for your your family, or just yourself..

We're an all VW family...
'77 ASI Riviera, Daily Driver (hers) Bleu
'81 ASI Riviera Weekender, Work in Progress (mine) Un-named as of yet.
May be a keeper.
'82 Diesel Westy, Forever Van also a Work in Progress (ours) The Orphan
'83.5 GL (sigh... may be parts soon. 250k miles and needs a reseal
again.) Brownie Bus
'95 B4 Passat, Daily Driver (daughter's) Too new to have character or a
name.

Jim (& Lisa) Arnott
WetWesties
Union, OR