Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:28:07 -0500
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From: David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done
with Vanagon a...
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>If you are looking to pass one on to the next generation, my daughter (25) will be more than happy to take it off your hands. <SPAN class=misspelled>Gratis</SPAN>, I suppose.</DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 07/12/13, <SPAN><SPAN class=misspelled>Dennis</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Haynes</SPAN><D23HAYNES57@HOTMAIL.COM></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">My older son who is now 26 wants no part of any vehicle that needs fixing<BR>even though he is a service writer at a Honda dealer. At least he is in a<BR>VW! His 2nd <SPAN class=misspelled>Jetta</SPAN>. The younger one (17) is showing even less interest. I<BR>tired teaching him to drive one. Gave up already on the standard shift<BR>thing.<BR><BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Dennis</SPAN><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> Mailing List [<A class=parsedLink href="mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>mailto</SPAN>:<SPAN class=misspelled>vanagon</SPAN>@<SPAN class=misspelled>gerry</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>vanagon</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN></A>] On Behalf Of<BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Jim</SPAN> Felder<BR>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:10 PM<BR>To: <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>vanagon</SPAN>@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</A><BR>Subject: Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with<BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> a...<BR><BR>My plan is to raise my grandson and <SPAN class=misspelled>granddaughters</SPAN> to appreciate the <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN><BR>for what it is, which they already do, in hopes that they are someday ready<BR>to receive it and take care of it.<BR><BR>So far, so good.<BR><BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Jim</SPAN><BR><BR><BR>On <SPAN class=misspelled>Thu</SPAN>, <SPAN class=misspelled>Jul</SPAN> 11, 2013 at 6:46 PM, <SPAN class=misspelled>Derek</SPAN> Drew <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:derekdrew@derekmail.com" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>derekdrew</SPAN>@<SPAN class=misspelled>derekmail</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN></A>> wrote:<BR><BR>> Every <SPAN class=misspelled>freaking</SPAN> one of us, just about, is 60 give or take a decade.<BR>><BR>> So, the <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> scene is going to die out *all at once* in about 20<BR>> years from now when we stop carrying ignition keys.<BR>><BR>> In fact, I predict that it will die out in exactly the year 2030 like<BR>> a rock falling out of a building.<BR>><BR>> This will be the end of the VW-van-<SPAN class=misspelled>boomers</SPAN> bouncing off what happened<BR>> in 1968 and the promise of a better less restricted life and being<BR>> imprinted with some meaning from the idea of VW vans with engines in<BR>> the back.<BR>><BR>> The people who were five years old in 1968 were not imprinted as<BR>> strongly with this.<BR>><BR>> There are parallels to what is going to happen with the end of the<BR>> baby <SPAN class=misspelled>boomers</SPAN> and the destruction of the social security system<BR>> economically.<BR>><BR>> In other words.... if you want to sell your <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> to get your money<BR>> back out of it, you should sell it in the next 10 years before our<BR>> group begins pealing off or losing their driver'<SPAN class=misspelled>s</SPAN> licenses due to old<BR>> age because then there will be a flood on the market of vans being<BR>> sold by old timers and fewer people to replace those fanatics.<BR>><BR>> The only thing that can stop the flood is if the owners decide to<BR>> bequeath the vans to their sons or grandsons. But many of these<BR>> people won't really have the patience, so don't expect them to have<BR>> the commitment that we did. Then *they* will sell their rigs onto the<BR>> market, or let them rust into oblivion. You can't exactly say, "Oh,<BR>> its easy, just read the posts from <SPAN class=misspelled>Samba</SPAN>, <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> List, and <SPAN class=misspelled>Yahoo</SPAN><BR>> <SPAN class=misspelled>vanagon</SPAN> groups and you will be all set with this vehicle. You only<BR>> have 1 million posts to read and understand and you will be in total<BR>> control."<BR>><BR>> I myself will <SPAN class=misspelled>singlehandedly</SPAN> keep the scene going until 2040 because I<BR>> won't stop driving the vans until I crash *all* of mine due to old age<BR>> (or off-<SPAN class=misspelled>roading</SPAN> them too hard).<BR>><BR>><BR>> At 02:11 PM 7/11/2013, you wrote:<BR>><BR>>> <SPAN class=misspelled>Buncha</SPAN> young <SPAN class=misspelled>squirts</SPAN> out here Mark....60 myself in April<BR>>><BR>>> <SPAN class=misspelled>VWs</SPAN> since 1961, Buses since 1967, <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagons</SPAN> since 1992 (An 80 POS and<BR>>> my two current 84s)<BR>>><BR>>> --<BR>>> <SPAN class=misspelled>Jim</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Thompson</SPAN><BR>>> 84 GL 1.9 "<SPAN class=misspelled>Gloria</SPAN>"<BR>>> 84 <SPAN class=misspelled>Westfalia</SPAN> 2.1 "<SPAN class=misspelled>Ole</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Putt</SPAN>"<BR>>> 72 411 Station Wagon "<SPAN class=misspelled>Pug</SPAN>"<BR>>> 75 914 1.8 "<SPAN class=misspelled>Nancy</SPAN>"<BR>>> Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012 <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:oldvolkshome@gmail.com" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>oldvolkshome</SPAN>@<SPAN class=misspelled>gmail</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN></A><BR>>> <A class=parsedLink href="http://www.oldvolkshome.com/" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>http</SPAN>://<SPAN class=misspelled>www</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>oldvolkshome</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN></A>Find me on <SPAN class=misspelled>Facebook</SPAN>:<BR>>> <A class=parsedLink href="http://www.facebook.com/**people/Jim-Thompson/**100000710343835" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>http</SPAN>://<SPAN class=misspelled>www</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>facebook</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN>/**people/<SPAN class=misspelled>Jim</SPAN>-<SPAN class=misspelled>Thompson</SPAN>/**100000710343835</A><<SPAN class=misspelled>http</SPAN>:<BR>>> //<A class=parsedLink href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Thompson/100000710343835" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>www</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>facebook</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN>/people/<SPAN class=misspelled>Jim</SPAN>-<SPAN class=misspelled>Thompson</SPAN>/100000710343835</A>><BR>>> *************************************<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> On <SPAN class=misspelled>Mon</SPAN>, <SPAN class=misspelled>Jul</SPAN> 1, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Mark <SPAN class=misspelled>Dearing</SPAN> <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:VWBrain@aol.com" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>VWBrain</SPAN>@<SPAN class=misspelled>aol</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN></A>> wrote:<BR>>><BR>>> > I just turned 60 later mark <SPAN class=misspelled>d</SPAN><BR>>> ><BR>>> ><BR>>><BR>><BR>> ______________________________**_________________<BR>> <SPAN class=misspelled>Derek</SPAN> Drew<BR>> Washington DC / New York<BR>> <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:derekdrew@derekmail.com" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>derekdrew</SPAN>@<SPAN class=misspelled>derekmail</SPAN>.<SPAN class=misspelled>com</SPAN></A><BR>> Email is best normally but...<BR>> PHONE: 202-966-7907 (Call the number at left normally) (<SPAN class=misspelled>alt</SPAN>/cell for<BR>> diligent calling only): 703-408-1532<BR>><BR></DIV></div>
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