Date:         Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:06:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      BN2 Heater
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This heater is on Ebaze # 8008687076

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Potts" <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: in the year 2015......


> Hi Chris,
>
> I'm still driving a baywindow bus regularly, and the parts
> availability is not as bad as you suggest. If anything, I would think
> that the aircooled vanagons could outlive the waterboxers.
>
> Sure, they're slower, but that too works in their favor: they're less
> likely to be driven into the ground.
>
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
> 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
> (Dad has two vanagons and a bay)
> http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
> http://www.busesofthecorn.com
>
> On 24-Oct-05, at 12:02 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> > 10 years from now, i predict that the only vanagons still existing
> > will  be
> > late model campers..a few dokas, and some specialty custom vans.
> > the
> > passenger vans will be long gone..  the aircooled vanagons will be
> > gone.  i predict
> > that 99% of those vanagons still remaining in 10 years, will have
> > engine
> > conversions.  they wont be "daily drivers" anymore.. their owners
> > having sunk so
> > much money into them they are afraid to drive them down the street..
> >
> > Most of the major vendors here on the list will have gone out of
> > business..
> > or expanded their horizons to deal with newer passenger car models..
> > Go Westy will be selling groud effect kits and cold air intakes for
> > mk5
> > jettas and golfs...  and the like..
> > :<)
> >
> > what are some of your predictions?
> >
> > chris
> >
> >
> >