coming up the west coast from monterey to bellingham we passed a number of vans and busses lots of waves and peace signs.... what's a "eurovan"? If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore it to him though I drown myself. - henry thoreau On 25 Jul 2007, , at 16:54, Tom Buese wrote: > I purposely didn't diz Bays as I knew Greg would proudly & correctly > defend them, as he should. > > Tom B.-Bob the Tomato ain't no "Fat Chick" > > > On Jul 25, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Greg Potts wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> BITE YOUR TONGUE!! Baywindows own second place, by virtue of >> preceding the vanagon design. If it hadn't been for the baywindow, >> you snooty vanagonauts wouldn't enjoy crash-proof bumpers, disk >> brakes, hydraulic valves or sliding doors as a standard feature. The >> standard vanagon camper interior was also seen in 1976-79 baywindows. >> >> Didn't you ever hear the saying "Respect your elders."? That also >> applies in this situation. I am sorry if you're not content in third >> place, but that doesn't mean I'm going to let you get uppity. ;-P >> >> Personally, If I see a VW with a pop-top, I wave. I also wave at >> vanagons, even if they don't have a pop-top. I don't usually wave at >> Eurovans without a pop-top; those people wouldn't understand anyway. >> >> >> Happy Trails, >> >> Greg Potts >> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato >> www.pottsfamily.ca >> www.busesofthecorn.com >> >> >> On 25-Jul-07, at 6:11 PM, David Etter wrote: >> >>> Hi Brendan: >>> >>> It's like I've always said. There is a hierarchy to owning a >>> Westy or VW Van. >>> At the top of the heap are the 'Splitties' then come the 'Vanagon' >>> models (arguments with the 'Bays' still arise here) then the 'Bay >>> Window' AND at the bottom of the list lie the Eurovans, (Phew! open >>> the windows in here) >> >>> SNIP >> >>> The Bays would have locked into second place with their >>> air-cooled engine but the Vanagon model was such an improvement in >>> space and interior design plus the loss of the split window was to >>> lose any collector's value. > |
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