Lots of vanagons where I am too .. but ..funny thing .. I know of maybe one other vanagonaut in southern oregon on any of these lists... So ...there's this huge, fun, supportive family/community of Vanagonauts they may not even know about to share all things vanagon with. Doesn't sound near as fun to me !

Glad you all and we all exist ! Damn high quality of folks too generally. Heck...someone could own a vanagon just for that aspect ..the connection and community, regardless of type of vehicle.

Scott www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 4:52 PM Subject: Re: Do I Live In Vanagon and Bus Land?

> Same thing applies to Ventura, CA. You can't drive anywhere in this town > without trippin' over a half dozen or more any day of the week. This > applies up the coast into Santa Barbara and down the coast into Malibu and > Santa Monica. Vanagons & Westys everywhere, with many EV Campers and > Rialtas > tossed into the mix. > -- > Jim Thompson > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" > Full Timing Since March 1999 > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > http://www.oldvolkshome.com > *********************************** > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Aristotle Sagan > <killer.jupiter@gmail.com>wrote: > >> And you find this unusual? >> >> The bay area is filled with Vanagons. >> >> Aachen Germany has so many, it's hard to walk to dinner without passing >> four >> or five (if you are paying attention). This is remarkable in a country >> where >> a ten year old car is a rarity. TUV and the tax laws make owning old >> cars >> extremely expensive, yet there are many dozens of Vanagons and Westys >> running around the city. >> >> tim (sometimes in san jose, sometimes in Aachen Germany) >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I walked out of the Shoreline (North of Seattle) the other day, taking >> > my >> > loot to the Starwagen (my '90 Westy) to head home. First I see a a '90 >> or >> > '91 full Wsty, Orley Blue, sitting along my path, A few stalls up >> > about >> an >> > '85 ASI camper, then across from where I'm parked a very clean Bay >> > Window >> > bus, and across from that another Westy, about an '84 w/a ten foot >> > Fiamma >> > awning mounted on it. Five VW Buses or Vanagon campers (counting mine) >> all >> > within a few feet of each other. Although Buses and Vanagons, >> > especially >> > campers, are common around here this was still unusual. >>