i've been working on it slowly. i have a history of getting incredibly excited about something, becoming an "expert" (in my own mind, anyway), and then quickly forgetting about the idea once i've spent the money/time. so this time, i've slowly (1 year +) convinced her that the vw is the ultimate mountain van, if only it was just a little bit faster... i've shown her that i'm being rational and considering a variety of options (new engine options) from different angles. she's slowly coming around. i can see it happening! i think she'll be ready in the spring. aaron '87 syncro gl -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Michael Diehr Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:29 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Those dreaded 9 words... "Honey, I think we should consider selling the Vanagon?" Pardon? "Shelving" the vanagon? No honey, it's got shelves in it already. And besides, why would we want to work on the interior when the engine is dead....the engine...the engine is dead....it's dead. Uh oh. That's not what you said, is it? What did you say exactly? It could happen to you. The fear. Those words...echoing in your head. How do I convince my sig.other that spending $4k to $8k on a engine rebuild/fix/swap actually is a good idea. This is, after all, a 20 year old car with 150k miles on it. I think she's still mad over the 24 hours spent broken down in the middle of nowhere on our last vacation. She's also concerned about global warming. And societal breakdown. So I'm thinking maybe start with the TDI conversion running biodiesel (reliable and good for the environment) and then negotiate from there? Maybe the idea that the vanagon could be up-armored a lot easier than a Camry, and we'd probably look silly driving a Camry with mohawks and crossbows? Help me out here! :-) |
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