Date:         Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:01:43 -0800
Reply-To:     Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Versatile Vanagon, versatile subjects
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Yeah dude, I hear ya.  The roads in O-Town are sheets of ice now, so even
the Quattro fishtails around a bit.  The van currently has about 6" of snow
on it, which completely obsures all the external features, so you can't tell
what's under there.  I doubt I could get the doors open, right now.  There's
no way I'd even attempt backing the Van out of my driveway with an open-diff
transaxle.  I really should talk to Daryl about installing one of those LSD
units.

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Zoltan <thewestyman@gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with the idea of being civilized and being able to post here and
> there a joke or a U-tube stuff, without letting it go out of hand.  Friday
> anything goes should be.  What I don't like is that when someone is asking a
> desperate question, he is ignored but the unimportant messages are being
> answered profusely.
> It is the versatility of this vehicle that makes us happy to own them,
> besides other things, thus we the owners are from all kind of backgrounds
> and versatile ourselves.  Therefore we have many different ideas and point
> of views, loaded with rich content, which makes this list to be one of the
> best.  Also the members are well behaved, well mannered, mature ones and
> don't need much beating into line.
>
> Most members are here on the list for many years and have been through this
> crap a few times.  Almost like mentioning about the funny socket on the
> dash.
> "It's the economy stupid" I can hear when I see people being more sensitive
> nowadays.  We are living in harder times and it shows in our patience or the
> lack of it.  Things are not going well and it seems to get worse for an
> unspecified time.
>
> In the meantime here in the North West we are snowed in, the car is frozen
> solid, the key does not go into the lock, and when I unlock finally after
> using the lighter, the doors don't want to open.  They do eventually.  The
> roads are undrivable almost and most people are staying home.  Looks like it
> will be this way for one more week.
>
> Yes, it is a Vanagon that I was talking about, if anyone wondered.
>
> I am a versatile person as is my Westfalias here.  They suit my identity.
>  And if the list is versatile, that would be in accordance with the identity
> of these wonderful vans.
>
> But I follow whatever the majority wants.
>
> Cheers, Zoltan
>



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Casey
'87 300TD
'94 100CSQ Avant
'89 Bluestar