Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:03:38 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: I am not alone
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There are folks who still think that Vanagons still don't have heat just
like the old busses. Of course when they don't neither one is needed.
Early busses and bugs sold due to their low cost and perceived low cost of
ownership. During the Vanagon error they were not cheap and with their
reliability and performance reputation they only folks that dreamed of them
were the ones that didn't want or couldn't pay for them. Even now how many
are owned by the original owners? I wonder. My Syncro Westy was on the lot
for six months before I bought it and at that time in my life it was a super
struggle to get it. However there is great satisfaction that after 5 years
of payments I still have it 22 years later.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Stuart MacMillan
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 10:07 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I am not alone
Could it have something to do with the fact that Vanagons have no or minimal
air conditioning?
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: JRodgers [mailto:jrodgers113@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 11:21 AM
To: Stuart MacMillan; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I am not alone
One of the biggest Medical Universities Medical Research Centers in the
South is located in Birmingham. University of Alabama - Birmingham. The U of
A main campus is at Tuscaloosa, but the UAB center has grown to the point
that academically it outstrips the original campus. It offers full
undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as medical degrees.
yet with all that - you don't see any Vanagons or buses there. It is
strange.
John
On 2/21/2014 11:25 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> University towns have always been VW centers, especially for campers.
> The Seattle area has three VW dealers, one four blocks from the
> University of Washington campus. They all sold a lot of campers over
> the years, which is why we still have so many around.
>
>
>
> At least that seems to be true in the west, and Huntsville too apparently.
> Hmm, does that mean smart people own Vanagons?
>
>
>
> Stuart
>
>
>
> From: Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 9:09 AM
> To: Stuart MacMillan; Vanagon mailing list
> Subject: Re: I am not alone
>
>
>
> I'm in Huntsville (Madison, technically). No shortage of parts here,
thanks
> to me! LOL
>
>
>
> Plus we have a really good shop here and another in a nearby town. I
looked
> at a Carat automatic yesterday at my local shop. It was parked out
> front with a Birmingham tag. The shop owner said that they owner has
> the car
towed
> to Huntsville for any kind of service more complicated than an oil change.
>
>
>
> About a week ago a friend with a westy stopped by for a part. There
> were
my
> two in their respective driveways, and this one on the street. My
neighbor,
> who just bought a red passat TDI wagon, stopped and rolled the window
> down and said "You better keep them apart! They're starting to
multiply!!!"
>
>
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Stuart MacMillan
> <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I've heard that Huntsville has a pretty good quantity of Vanagon owners.
> Aerospace folks seem to like them. Drive up for a weekend to get your fix!
>
> Stuart
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of JRodgers
> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 10:10 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: I am not alone
>
> For the longest kind of time I have not seen any Vanagons around
> Birmingham, AL but my own. Never see any mention of Birmingham on the
> Vanagon List so have wondered if I am all alone in the big city.
>
> Well, today, just after parking my van and nearing the steps into the
> house, I hear this familiar engine sound, and almost simultaneously
> hear the unmistakable sound of a Vanagon horn down by the street. I
> turn and look toward the street in time to see TWO Tintop Vanagons
> with cargo carriers on top - one behind the other, one blue, one
> green, chugging up my hill. They waved, blew the horn again, but didn't
stop. Wish they had.
>
> But it's nice to know I'm not alone in the big city.
>
> John
> .
>
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