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Date:         Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:52:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Matthew Snook <matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Matthew Snook <matt@SNOOKSBAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: From the Old Country
In-Reply-To:  <e30c845b0907081723g3e2300d4yc1ecc43b094a9765@mail.gmail.com>
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I haven't a clue! I know it looked quite simple compared to my WBX 1.9.

Matt -----Original Message----- From: Peter T. Owsianowski [mailto:pnoceanwesty@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 5:24 PM To: Matthew Snook; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: From the Old Country

That is quite remarkable! Was it a Dehler?

On 7/8/09, Matthew Snook <matt@snooksband.com> wrote: > So... I stopped to help somebody broken down beside the road. Yeah, I know, > what a laugh! But it was a Volkswagen camper, and I've gotten my share of > help. :) > > As I got closer, I could tell it wasn't a Westphalia, but I didn't know what > it was. Then I saw it had German license plates. It turns out the person in > the overalls hanging out the back end was a woman named Gitta, from Germany > and on a (so far) 7 month tour of the states, now working from the left > coast back to Yellowstone. Slobbery sheep dog named Sam. She's had her van > 10 years, started doing her own mechanics when she came over here. Her > Vanagon has a turbo diesel. I just waited to see if we needed to run and get > parts, watched and asked a bunch of questions. She fixed a broken wire that > was making the oil warning light and buzzer freak out. I helped her put all > the stuff back in place, she offered some tea and I gave her a book. > > Her camper was a high top like an AdventureWagen, but with a huge sunroof > and a small popup in the back, built-in awning over the side door. She said > they're pretty common in Germany. The interior was different than Westies, > but looked pretty useable. > > Anyway, that's my Westy adventure for the day. You meet the nicest people > in Volkswagens! > > Matt >

-- Sent from my mobile device

Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" WWW.Busesbythebeach.com


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