Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:30:52 -0500
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From: David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: VW Van Profiling-plates
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My diesel Westy had tags that read,?"brokdwn" (Palace) and unfortunately it usually stayed that way. Never curse your van with the wrong plates.
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David Clarkson
90 Westy-non descript generic plates now
-----Original Message-----
From: John C... <jcarp1910@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 2:15 pm
Subject: Re: VW Van Profiling-plates
Here's another one I used to run,
now on the shop wall...
that gets
A lot of Smiles from the Kids on the coast !!! heh... heh...
*http://tinyurl.com/45na9wd*
JC...
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:51 AM, John C... <jcarp1910@gmail.com> wrote:
> *I had this plate on my 85 back in 93 ;o)*
> *A play on an ole' Foghat tune !!! heh... heh...*
> **
> *http://tinyurl.com/46ul8vs*
> Slow ride, take it easy -
> Slow ride, baby take it easy !!!
> Slowin' down,
> Travelin' round the world !...
> Got to get down to BBtB just one more time ;o)
> Hold me, roll me, slow ridin' Vanagon ;o) you're so fine !!!
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:04 AM, David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com>wrote:
>
>> I had SOPAZME on the plates of my 82 NA 1.6 L diesel Westy. It had the
>> "0-50 in 11 minutes" sticker on one side (exaggeration: mine did 0-50 in
>> 10.5 mins) and "never get behind a VW bus" on the other side". Still got the
>> flashing lights from behind and the one finger salute on a regular basis.
>> ?
>> David Clarkson
>> 90 Westy now
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM <lt%3Bdoug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
>> >
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 11:54 am
>> Subject: Re: VW Van Profiling
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yea -- I think I have noticed this too --- you try and go by someone and
>> they think "I'm being passed by an aging VW van" and then they speed up.
>> There used to be a dude on the list whose van plates said "PASS ME". I
>> thought that was brilliant.............
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doug
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Steven Johnson &
>> lt;sjohnso2000@gmail.com <lt%3Bsjohnso2000@gmail.com>>wrote:
>>
>> > I find that I get more "Profiling" from other drivers than law
>> enforcement.
>> > Most
>> > notable are the motorist that pull out in front of me from side
>> streets
>> > after hesitating
>> > and then going right in front of me. (Although I've noticed more and
>> more
>> > of this
>> > behavior in any vehicle I drive).
>> >
>> > The other profiling is when a will be passing a driver along a
>> freeway and
>> > when they
>> > notice I'm passing, they speed up. Extremely annoy especially when
>> being
>> > I'm being
>> > followed by other cars wanting to pass the slower moving vehicle....
>> >
>> > Steven
>> > 91 Westy
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> http://www.dougalcock.com
>>
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