Date:         Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:42:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject:      Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
Comments: To: Darren Lastfogel <dlastfogel@PLYFORMS.COM>
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I too have since accepted that any VW "van" owners
consider their "van" a "vanagon". After being annoyed by it on e/bay
extensively, I have finally accepted it.

At least the Ford Econolines are not being called vanagons.

The split window and bay busses to me are the father and grandfather to the
vanagon so I pay my respect and consider them part of the "vanagon" club.

The vanagon name is an interesting one, anybody with some good insight on
how vw came up with it?
I have heard they put more cash into the R&D of the vanagon than any project
up to that date. It was like 10 million dollars before any vans were made?

Doug


----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Lastfogel" <dlastfogel@PLYFORMS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe


> Eric
>   Please give it a break. Many people out there do not seperate the
> difference between the different years. The point is Volkswagen Has been
> making a VAN since 1949. I assume that they meant driving a VW van for 30
> years.
>
> Darren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Zeno [mailto:vw4x4@FYI.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:55 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
>
>
> Anyone with a 30 year old vanagon please call the shot here!
> I'm getting sick of this BS......................
>
> Sharon Mendonca wrote:
>
> >We've owned Vanagons for over 30 years and our three children all grew up
> in one.  I don't think I've ever heard of anyone tipping over in one.
We've
> had one accident in one in all that time and we were rear-ended by
somebody
> - no damage, just pushed a little.  They're certainly "safer" than SUV's -
> especially due to the fact that they don't go as fast as the suv's.  When
> you stop and think about it, you don't see many accidents involving these
> cars - or, at least, I haven't in all those years.
> >
> >
> >
> >Sharon & Bob Mendonca
> >
> >
> >
> >