How would other drivers on the road be able to know if you are in a '79 or a '90 Vanagon ~ I get Looks, Waves, Smiles & ThumbsUp Alot in my '90Westy & mostly from the YoungerSet ~ Just last Fri' eve' I pulled into a McD's to pick up a couple of ApplePies for a RoadTrip I was to do on Sat' & I looked up to see 3 LateTeens Guys that were sitting directly in front of my parking spot in a window booth, all looking @ my Van with excited looks & smiles & alot of chatting going on ~ & I got 3 ThumbsUp as I waved ~ But ~ 1 of my Favs ~ May have told this 1 before but Love to ReTell It ~ A few years back, up in Ely, Minnesota, I was on my way in to pay for some gas & pick up some snacks & was met at the door by a very cute (OK~ DropDeadGorgeous) blue eyed blonde (18-22 maybe) who was on her way out ~ I held the door for her ~ She smiled & as she passed She said "Is that your VDub?" ~ "Yup" I replied ~ " Very cool ride indeed, have fun " She said & proceed out to join Her YoungHandsomeMaleCompanion at their ToyotaPickUp ~~ Quite shocked was I ~ Indeed! ~~ Grinned a 60Something grin for quite awhile ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 23 Nov , 2014, at 7:34 PM, Jon VO wrote: > I get the "thumbs up" and polite drivers with my '79, but also get the > crappy treatment when I drive the '90 Westy, or basically I am too slow. > Jon > > On 11/23/2014 4:21 PM, J Stewart wrote: >> Not so with my Vanagon, everyone loves it and recognizes it as a VW Bus/camper, young kids included. Everyone is usually surprised when I tell them it's a 1985 model, always saying they didn't know they were still made in 1985. Jeff >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> oh yes... >>> other drivers and truckers used to toot their horn to say Hi when I drive >>> my Bay... >>> not anymore when I drive my vanagon, never... they blast their horn to get >>> me out of their way because I am slow... >>> I would say that vanagon had lost the "cachet" - and also the tolerance of >>> other drivers on the freeways.... |
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