Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:43:37 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
In-Reply-To: <7E37D733311047488F5A808E22416CE3@mike2d93581d7f>
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Blah, blah, blah Porsche, blah, blah, Everyone likes blah blah 10 miles up
a logging road...
When did the US become a Totalitarian state? You're telling me what to like
and not like in authors, what kind of car to buy and where to drive it and
what I mustn't do to my car!
Mike, weigh your frickin' van already, and get back to us, okay? I KNOW the
answer because I've done my homework times 3 Vanagons - unless you have a
motorcycle on your back bumper the front will weigh 300 - 400 lbs more than
the back.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
> I agree.
> If you want the cornering and handling of a Porsche, buy one (I did!)
> Don't be so foolish as to attempt to make Vanagon truck into a sports car.
> It's not one, never can be even close to one, and is an exercise in
> futility to attempt to do so.
> A waste of time and money, and ultimately unsafe.
> I do recommend owning at least one of every vehicle that you like. Over
> the last 30+ years, I've owned over 40 vehicles of all types, and currently
> have 5, four of them VW's.
> I have never attempted to make one of my vehicles into something that it's
> not. I keep them bone-stock, and as close to original as possible. It's
> easier to maintain, repair and ultimately to sell, when the time comes.
> Everyone likes an all-original car, and will pay a higher price for it,
> the closer to original that it is. A highly modified or customized car has
> a much smaller audience of fans, so the re-sale value is typically reduced,
> but there are a few exceptions.
> Never pour large amounts of money, making lots of modifications from
> stock, and then expect to sell it for anywhere near what you have invested.
> It's foolish, wasteful and a shock when you come to the realization of the
> time and money that you've wasted, and can never get back.
> Bottom line; enjoy our wonderful vehicles for what they are, nothing more,
> nothing less. The only mods that I will do, and recommend to others,
> involve long-life and preservation.
>
> Mike B.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mark drillock
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 7:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
>
>
> To me that is a bit of a silly comparison. Vanagons are designed and
> built for completely different missions than those 2 seater high
> performance cars.
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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