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Date:         Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:14:39 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: car that refuses to die...
Comments: To: Jon VO <jondvo@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <5472994E.6060007@gmail.com>
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I think that says about as much about where you live is it does about what you drive.

Jim

> On Nov 23, 2014, at 8:34 PM, Jon VO <jondvo@GMAIL.COM> 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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