Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:47:07 -0700
Reply-To: Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Ladies and Vanagons
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I was born a gearhead, having a dominant dad and an older brother. I've
wanted a Harley since I was 15. My dad and brother built a dune buggy out
of an old VW when I was in kindergarten and I hung out in the garage the
whole time they worked on it.
I don't seem to have any useful advice to lure females into becoming
interested in Transporters. In my view it is more of a lifestyle and
cultural thing; it's not like camping out of your Dodge Caravan.
My story is that I was 24 when my son was born, and simply couldn't face
buying the popular kid-hauler of the time, the Dodge/Chrysler minivans.
They seemed stodgy and old fashioned. I had never considered VW vans before
but they seemed much "cooler." Gotta be cool of course. My dad had
mentioned getting a Chrysler, but I said no way and what about the VWs. So
we started checking them out and first thing I know he's got a 1986 in the
driveway that was a demonstrator, all broke in and he knew the service
writer at our local VW dealer that had been using it. We had a blast in
that van; did Monument Valley, Eastern Sierra, etc. Of course, things got
out of hand. I bought the Wolfsburg the next year, my dad acquired a 1973
camper, then we found a 1974 Deluxe deadhead camper, etc.
My husband, despite misgivings and glitches, has accommodated himself to my
habit. I think, however, it is easier to convert fellow gearheads than
women who have had no such experiences and no interest. If I think of
anything useful I'll pass it on.
Obviously not everybody likes the same things. My husband and I do like
many of the same things (motorcycles are a prime example for us); however,
he likes waterskiing and I don't like water. Period. I'll go in a boat but
that's it. He likes hunting; doesn't interest me and I don't need to go
along.
Donna, 1987 Syncro, etc.
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Will she help? Absolutely! She's not squeamish about cars at all.
>
> Its been a while, but it used to be that we had a pile of cars and trucks
> and I was always doing something with one or the other. She can bleed
> brakes with the best!
>
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