Come on now, mostly disappeared? I see them every day and I don't mean just the same few ones or any of mine either. I can show you where at least 15 different ones are within a 2 mile radius of my house. Almost any time I go to a major store I see one or more. Mark San Diego David Kao wrote: > These days most cars in California are muscle monsters and speedy > sporty imports. In the South Bay Area unofficial freeway commuting > speed is 80 MPH. When I commute in my 2001 V6 30V Passat I definitely > need to yield and move to 2nd lane from the first if I coast at 80 MPH. > If I drive my Vanagon I won't consider moving from the 3rd lane into > the 2nd even if I can cruise at 75 MPH. The 4th lane belongs to big > rigs and old people (probably including unca joel if he comes to > California). There is a 5th lane in sections of freeway where there is > major ramp out to or from another major freeway. It is frequently used > for speedy passing when people get frustrated by the cars ahead of them. > > I believe this is a factor why Vanagons have mostly disappeared from > California. Maybe they have moved out to the country or near state > or national parks. Some of them do end up in the junk yard even they > look like the one on the ad in San Diego. It is not unusual that there > is rarely any rust on them. Most of them have damaged bumpers and > perhaps some repairable dents on the chassis. Whenever the engine > or the tranny quits the owner tends to unload it for $500 in exahnge > of a free tow to the junk yard. Price rarely goes below $500 or above > that (I may be flamed by this). > > ................. |
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