Date:         Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:13:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Misc Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
Comments: To: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
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At  4/13/2007 12:06 PM,BJ Feddish wrote:
>since "nobody buys these things as a daily driver anymore." That
>really got me thinking. That probably is the case these days. When I bought
>my current van 10 years ago I paid $4500 for it with a fresh coat of paint
>and a rebuilt engine. I drove it as a daily driver for 5 years but needed
>something with more pickup when I started working at a particular client so
>I bought a Subaru Legacy
>
>So the question is, does anybody still drive a Vanagon (or loaf) as a daily
>driver out there?

My '87 is a daily driver, almost 80 miles a day, I put a Subaru
Legacy engine in a year ago and it's great!
It hauls stuff and family where it's needed, at least it does when I
do the driving. I like driving a vw bus.



Rob
becida@comcast.net

With a '91 Subaru 2.2 in an '87 Vanagon in western Washington.