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Date:         Sat, 2 Aug 2014 22:49:45 +0200
Reply-To:     Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
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From:         Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE>
Subject:      Re: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks?
In-Reply-To:  <CANMEa3gHFWFU77Fg0-jNn+drSGDCmKq1MqBNXvQZUQvNDUJrwQ@mail.gmail.com>
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I don´t pat my Vanagon. But when walking by, I sometimes find myself fondling it along the side (just below the windows) and touching the fresh paint I spent a lot of cash for....

Long trips without any breakdown is what I expect from my Vanagon, after all the love I gave it (in german it´s never "her")

Raimund Not naming the Van, just calling it "Bus" or "Limited", the other one just "DoKa".

Am 01.08.2014 16:45, schrieb Tom Buese: > I pat Detlef, the 84 Westy, on the dash, after any good long trip, for a > great job on an original un-rebuilt 1.9 engine after 167k miles. > > YMMV, > > Mr. BZ-& always say "knock on wood" > > > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Vanagon <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dogs count. Sentient: able to sense or feel things. >> >> Cars, not so much. >> >> Sent from my 1963 maroon and cream 702B Western Electric Princess phone. >> >>> On Aug 1, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote: >>> >>> Must be tough being a dog at the McNeely house ;-) >>> >>>> On 01-Aug-2014, at 11:11, Dave Mcneely wrote: >>>> >>>> I never pet objects, not my shoes, not my vehicle, not my canoe, not a >> piece of furniture. I reserve petting for sentient beings. mcneely >>>> ---- "dofunk@yahoo.com" <dofunk@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >>>>> After any drive with our van of more than say 2.5 hrs I usually give" >> her" a pat on the dash and say thanks and good job....oddly I also touch >> the tred on the front wheel from time to time as if to pet a paw! >>>> We do,love our syncro! >>>> Brady..... >>>> >>>> Sent from... Wow just about anywhere! >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ Original message------ >>>> From: Roland >>>> Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2014 8:06 PM >>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; >>>> Subject: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks? >>>> >>>> Last week we went to Big Bear for a few days from San Diego. It isn't >> all >>>>> that far, typically only 2.5-3 hours, but with stops and traffic it was >>>>> about 5 hours. This time we had our grandson with us, and going >> through >>>>> the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino, etc.) was at over 100 >> degrees >>>>> in evening rush hour. The climb to Big Bear is to straight up to >> 6,000 ft, >>>>> with some steep grades. I was able to keep at about 50-55 mph in 3rd; >>>>> many people waved or flashed "thank you" when I used the pull-outs to >> let >>>>> them by. >>>>> >>>>> We hadn't been on a trip with the Vanagon for some time, and I only >> did a >>>>> few basic checks. So I was a bit worried, always planning how I would >>>>> handle a breakdown. High temps, no air conditioning, very heavy >>>>> stop-and-go traffic for dozens of miles. But it was all smooth >> sailing, >>>>> not even an oil buzzer! >>>>> >>>>> Back at home, I patted her on the dashboard and said thank you! I >> thought >>>>> for a moment that she replied with a front suspension creak but ...... >>>>> >>>>> Roland >>>>> '89 Syncro >>>> -- >>>> David McNeely > > > -- > Tom Buese


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