VANAGON archives -- April 2013, week 3 (#107)

Date:         Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:23:48 -0500
Reply-To:     ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET
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From:         David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Part out or Sell  now No Lowly Vanagons
Comments: To: magikvw@GMAIL.COM
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>&nbsp;<SPAN class=misspelled>Hi</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Jeff</SPAN>;</DIV><DIV>IMHO, there are no "lowly" <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagons</SPAN>,&nbsp; Yes, <SPAN class=misspelled>Westys</SPAN> are great to camp in, and <SPAN class=misspelled>Syncros</SPAN> will take you places most other vehicles won't, but have you ever had to put more than 4 people in a <SPAN class=misspelled>Westy</SPAN> (legally) when one does not have the optional mid or jump seat?</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;I can't tell you how many times I have wished for my old Transporter when I needed to transport 6 to 8 people.&nbsp; Even my "59 <SPAN class=misspelled>Campmobile</SPAN> had seating for 6 to 7.&nbsp; Don't get me wrong, I would not give up my <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN>&nbsp;camper for a people carrier, but sometimes it's great having a great big open box, with or without seats.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 04/17/13, <SPAN><SPAN class=misspelled>Jeff</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Lincoln</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN class=misspelled>magikvw</SPAN>@GMAIL.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">Well I certainly understand everyone's thoughts and opinions.<BR><BR>I certainly understand the time involved in parting out - I still have a<BR>pile of parts to "process" from Grover the '90 <SPAN class=misspelled>Carat</SPAN> I parted. Someday<BR>I'll get to it.<BR><BR>If I had a place to put it and the scratch to do it I'd just buy the damn<BR>thing and use it for parts until it was time to be scrapped. That's not<BR>going to happen.<BR><BR>As for <SPAN class=misspelled>JordanVW's</SPAN> comments about the "Lowly GL Passenger van" - it's still<BR>a <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> - that's all I've ever owned is a Lowly passenger van and we've<BR>had a lot of great adventures in all of our vans. When was the last time<BR>you camped out in yours.....oh right, never :) <SPAN class=misspelled>lol</SPAN><BR><BR>Thanks again everyone<BR>Thanks,<BR><BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Jeff</SPAN><BR>'85 GL (<SPAN class=misspelled>Gertie</SPAN>)<BR>'78 Bus (<SPAN class=misspelled>Melissa</SPAN>) Patty's Bus<BR></DIV></div>

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