Date:         Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:08:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject:      Re: AAA and keeping old vehicles...Re: I-90 Freeway help
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Re: "One thing I have noticed about the folks on this list... we are  so willing to take these "antiques" on roadtrips that would scare the bejeebers out of someone owning another vehicle of similar vintage...."

I will second that.  When we bought our `87 Westy Syncro it was in Berkeley, CA.  We(my wife, myself, and our 8 month old son) flew into Sacramento on a Wednesday afternoon, drove down and picked up the van on Thursday and set off for home 3500 miles away Friday evening.  I would think nothing of doing it again and would be fine with going to the gas station right now, fueling up and heading anywhere that we can drive to from here.

 Now if my boss would only let me work from the road.....  The wife and I have talked about taking off with the kids in a few years for a six or so month tour of the States in our van, just waiting for the little one to get old enough to enjoy it and our store(s) flowing smoothly so I might be able to leave my job.

Mark in AK


----- Original Message -----
From: bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Date: Monday, June 26, 2006 2:02 pm
Subject: Re: AAA and keeping old vehicles...Re: I-90 Freeway help
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> > One thing I have noticed about the folks on this list... we are
> so willing
> > to take these "antiques" on roadtrips that would scare the
> bejeebers out of
> > someone owning another vehicle of similar vintage....
>
> I am still amazed at the reactions of non vw folks when I tell
> them that my
> wife drove our 84 Westy 2500 miles across country recently, by
> herself, &
> had no problems-you would have thought she had gone to Mars w/o
> incident.
> Pax,
>
> Tom
>