Date:         Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:49:06 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagons are too cool?
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As it has been a growing phenomenon in the last few years we have gotten
used to the extra attention we sometimes get traveling around the US.
What surprised me was how much we got in Baja this year as there hasn't
been very much in the previous 20 years we have been down there. Lots of
those times we were with 2 or 3 or 5 Vanagons. I suspect it has
something to do that inner web thingie, and/or movies.


Mark


Jim Akiba wrote:
> The teenagers and hipsters love them around Boston too. There aren't many
> left here as they've all rotted out long ago, so you don't see them very
> often. Within the last month I've had teenagers hanging out of windows and
> single speed bike messenger types that almost universally hate cars yell
> out "sweet van".. my syncro is anything but sweet, really rusty and beat
> on, but not sweet. Being out and about when there is a ton of snow makes it
> even more surprising and interesting though I bet.
>
> Jim Akiba
>
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> RE: "Cool" Vanagons
>> What is really freaky is when, many miles from home, a stranger recognizes
>> your van and walks up and calls you by name.  Has happened twice now.
>> And I also scratch my head at the appeal of both Buses and Vanagons to the
>> teenagers.  But maybe the same reason we own and drive them?
>>
>