Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:04:16 +0100
Reply-To: Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
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From: Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagons scaring women away!!
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Gentlemen !
It´s not the Vanagon itself that scares the women away it´s the fact that
they know that they´ll always come in second to anything wrong OR just the
maintenance that ALWAYS has to be done on the number one love of our lives -
the Vanagon
And should there by any chance be some time free from this, we rapidly
connect to this list to see if anyone else has discovered anything that
might be a problem that WE haven´t thought of
The trick is to stop listening to the Vanagon and start doing it to our
women or they´ll soon be bored of being "Vanagon-widows" and dissapear into
the sunset on the back of a Harley ;-)
Calle
-88 Vanagon
Girlfriend moved out - but left the dog :-)
Mullhyttan, Sweden
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Devere" <vwpub@ONWORDBOUNDBOOKS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
> Guys the Westy women do exist! I live with one. She's great, loves the
> van, doesn't want to travel more than 55 and on the side roads. She hates
> hotels and loves camping in the van. We both like to ridicule the larger
> RVs as we go places they can't (like into cities).
> So my advice to meet girls is to look in unconventional places. Don't go
> to bars or gyms, these places are to ordinary. I meet my girl in
> Antarctica...
> Go on and try.
> As for rich people owning Syncro's.... I've got one and the parts I've
> replaced were just as ordinary as the standard westy. They all take time
> and money.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave 87 Syncro Westy w/200k
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug in Calif" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
>
>
>> Well Chris and Eric,
>> If you guys start a lonely guys vanagon club I certainly must join.
>> One of my buddies here who goes camping a lot in his 91 syncro westy is
>> also a single dude, we seem to spend all of our time doing something
> related
>> to
>> vanagons, camping, thinking about camping, traveling, chasing the Larry
>> Chase icon.
>>
>> I made a joke to him that we need to find some "westy girls". These would
> be
>> women
>> who hate high class hotels / motels and fully equipped RVs.
>> We somehow feel that these "westy women" are really out there and will
> love
>> us
>> for who and what vw freaks we are.
>>
>> That they would be totally content viewing new places and sites through
> the
>> large adequate windshield of our vanagons, no complaining only gratitude
> for
>> the man and his machine.
>>
>> Heck if Harley dudes can get hot women to ride cross country on the back
> of
>> a bike
>> seems like we would have em jumping to get in our vans with us....
>>
>> Perhaps Chris you can hook us up with some signs for our vans.
>> Wanted-"westy girl"
>>
>> I have a good vanagon woman scare story for you guys if you want to hear
>> it.
>> p-mail me .
>>
>> BTW do either of you know if the pinion shaft in the syncro trans can be
>> put into a "neutral" position to disengage it from the gear box?
>> by any means possible, linkage, shift fork position, or modification?
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:15 PM
>> Subject: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
>>
>>
>> > Chris,
>> > I like your sensor of humor! 15 Acres is enough room. As long
>> > as the neighbors don't have any problems with that. What kind
>> > of cars is your dad into? I also have some old american iron,,,
>> > 1936 Chryslers.
>> > I agree with you 100%, about vanagons scaring women away.
>> > They take one look at the vehicle and they think all kinds of strainge
>> > things. I've always thought that you could judge a person by there
>> vehicle.
>> > But to do this, you have to know vehicles as much as people.
>> > Syncros are truely a rich mans sport, at this stage of the
>> > game.
>> > There are just to few of these to get deals on used parts, etc. I'm
>> > not
>> > rich
>> > at all. I've been making parts, like the gas tank straps.
>> > My second syncro got a new engine (swap) at the cost of $1000. My
>> > third syncro is being converted to a 2 WD to save money. So I don't
>> > have money to burn ether.
>> > I am rich in other terms. I don't have much, witch will prove it:
>> > no car
>> > payments, no house payments, no wife, not childeren, no bills. I'm
>> > healthy and I can fix anything man made. What more can a person ask
>> > for. LOL..... To witch I give thanks this thanksgiving weekend!!!
>> > Gotta run
>> > Eric
>> > PS time.... I could use more time
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> > > In a message dated 11/23/04 1:18:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> > > vw4x4@fyi.net writes:
>> > >
>> > >> Chris,
>> > >> Do you mine me asking what you do for a
>> > >> living, that allows you to have the money and space for
>> > >> 9 vanagons?
>> > >> ERic
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > yes, eric, since you must know everything, i will tell you.. i work
>> > > at a sign shop..(graphics, assembly, setup etc) as far as the 9
>> > > vanagons - one is my own ('84 wolfsburg sunroof), and then i have a
>> > > 89
>> > > carat and a 80 westy both being readied for sale. the other 6 are
>> > > parts vanagons that have donated alot of parts to listmembers on the
>> > > Vanagon list right here.
>> > > as far as space, my parents have a 15 acre farm, and i store my cars
>> > > there. i tell them that all the parts vans are just "mobile storage
>> > > sheds" and its worked so far :<) (my dad is into old american cars
>> > > also, so he has helped convince my mom) :<)
>> > >
>> > > as far as the time - well, i have no GF (most likely due to being
>> > > into vanagons..these damn things control your life and scare the
>> > > women
>> > > away!!!) so all my free time outside of work is spent on vw's. as
>> > > far as money.. what money? im freakin broke LOL !!!
>> > >
>> > > gimme some of your money eric you gotta be rich to own a $yncro :<)
>> > >
>> > > chris
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