Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:06:05 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: I did the ultimate upgrade for Christmas!
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"A V10 as a daily driver. Sad, that is."
I'm wondering what you mean here.
First, I'm sorry that anybody rained on David's parade in any way right
away. I would expect him to be excited about a new to him, very high end
VolksWagen, and a tdi at that. Anyone of us woulda been jazzed about such an
acquisition and wanting to share about it, with pride too. So cut him some
slack if for any silly reason anyone is down on his choice - hey, *somebody*
is going to be owning that Toureg, might as well be one of us !
I used to get uptight about really expensive plush or exotic cars. Now it
think it's cool that someone makes them. It is silly and in appropriate
actually, of course to make 500 hp SUV's like the porsche Cayanne Turbo, or
Ferrari's or whatever. There's lots of200 mph new cars for sale now, like a
dozen or so. It's fantastic that humans can make such beautiful and well
perfuming automotive art work.
That a guy spends his hard earned pennies on a used exotic tdi SUV
.......it's fine.
If you are saying it's a shame to 'waste' such a thoroughbred exotic for
'just a daily driver'.........i guess I could see that. It would be a shame
to use a Bugatti Veyron ( another VW by the way , or owned by VW ) .....as
a 'daily driver' and if that's how you mean it. That I can dig for sure.
Anyway.........I'm glad somebody that *we* know has one. And I hope he
tells us how much he likes it, or may not like some things about it. Heck,
he might even have a technical issue with it and we'll hear about that. But
it think it's fun that someone we know has one.
No getting out in the muck and crude and wrestling a busted front CV
joint anymore .....not for a while anyway !
Hey, *somebody* is going to own and drive that Toureg. Might as well be
one of us, eh ?!!
And about off road prowess, I guess there'll just have to be a run off at
Mog Fest or SDM or some event like that.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Kim Brennan
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 11:22 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I did the ultimate upgrade for Christmas!
A V10 as a daily driver. Sad, that is.
On Dec 30, 2007, at 12:49 AM, David Marshall wrote:
> Actually Scott, notice I never said Westfalia or camper in my original
> statement. We bought this for several reasons - mainly as a daily
> driver for my wife so cooking bacon isn't on the top list of my
> priorities
> with this one.
>
> I have one metal box that hold all my
> camping gear like stoves, pots, dishes, fuel etc, sort of my GOOD
> box sort
> of speak. This could fit between the driver seat and rear seat if
> need be,
>
> We are getting a roof top tent for it for the few
> times we will be going camping in this car, when it isn't needed it
> will
> be at home. No use taking everything including the kitchen sink when
> you need to drive the kids to school right?
>
> With 750Nm of
> torque, it able to tow even my LT 4x4 with ease!
>
> The
> Touareg has lots that we were looking for and it would be over my dead
> body that we were to purchase a Ford / Dodge / Chev - besides none
> of them
> can touch the Touareg TDI for fuel economy and HNV - the Touareg is
> very
> refined and enjoyable to drive.
>
> I'm not dissing the the Vanagon
> in any way - they lots happens in 20 years of development. I have just
> have broadened my horizons to include things beyond the Vanagon and
> stepping into the 21st century with automotive technology. I'm still
> keeping my Westfalia Syncro and my LT 4x4 so I haven't totally jumped
> ship.
>
> Too bad that playground bully has to keep on
> turning up to throw sand in the sand box and try to turn everything
> into a
> pissing match. Not sure if he is envious about what he can't
> have or just a little left over grinch left in him from the
> holidays.
>
> David Marshall
>
> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
> http://www.fastforward.ca
>
> Box
> 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2
>
> On Sat, December 29, 2007
> 18:28, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
>> Exactly, and how many
> burners does the stove have, and what's the water
>> tank
>>
> capacity ?
>> Can you spell 'expensive motel' or 'camping out'
> ??
>> !!
>> congrats though. If something happens to it,
> like somebody hit it say,
>> you'll be talking about putting the
> engine into a syncro van or the LT
>> truck.
>> Scott
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
> From: Vanagon
> Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Jim
> Arnott
>> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 5:49 PM
>> To:
> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: I did the ultimate
> upgrade for Christmas!
>>
>> And it sleeps how many?
>>
>> <someone had to ask....>
>>
>>
> Jim
>>
>> On Dec 29, 2007, at 1:42 PM, David Marshall
> wrote:
>>
>>> it is a
>>> fine replacement for
> the Vanagon in many ways.
>>
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