Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:12:43 +0000
Reply-To: Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
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All those things are fixable.
Upgrade your lights.
Put in the big brake kit
Drop in a Subie or Bostig Convert and the reliability is the same as another vehicle. I bet it would be less in some cases comparing to buying a new Camper/Van.
> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:01:21 -0800
> From: covrambles@YAHOO.COM
> Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Here's what I'd like to improve on the Vanagon:
> Better lights - they are pathetic
> Better brakes
> Much better fuel consumption (14 mpg from a 2.1L is truly awful)
> Thats about it, otherwise its damn near perfect.
>
> PS. I don't pay anything extra to be cool - I'm just naturally that way.
>
> -David ('87 Wolfsburg)
>
>
> --- On Fri, 12/30/11, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> From: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Friday, December 30, 2011, 12:41 PM
>
> I'm in Dave's camp on this one too. If there were such a vehicle with
> similar
> practical features, I'd get one assuming it was reasonably priced.
> Especially
> if it were equipped with an engine more powerful e.g. hybrid/gas or
> diesel. There
> just isn't a viable alternative made yet... unfortunately.
>
> Ditto on the good sentiments of the list folks....
>
> Steven
> 91 Westy
>
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I don't have a VW camper because others think it is "cool," or because I
> > > do. I have it because it is a tool to make camping practical for an
> > aging,
> > > crusty old nut and a not always well wife. It is that simple, and if
> > there
> > > were a comparable, but more reliable vehicle, I would have that. I also
> > > would not bother myself with whether it was a VW, a Ford, a Toyota, or
> > > whatever. In fact, being a long-time anti-cool curmudgeon, a Toyota
> > would
> > > likely be more fitting to my tastes.
> > >
> >
> > Interesting. If there were an equivalent vehicle but more reliable,
> > available at the same price, I suppose might go with it too, just because I
> > am so useless at repairs.
> >
> > But frankly, one of the big reasons I wouldn't want to change brands is
> > because of all you folks out there. Being part of the vanagon community
> > made living in my van a totally different experience from simply being on
> > the road. I didn't know about the vanagon community when I got my van, but
> > realizing that I'd become part of this group of people, and wanting to stay
> > part of this group, is a big reason why I stick with my van now despite all
> > the problems.
> >
> > I don't mean to sound sappy - but it's true! So thanks, guys.
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
> >
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