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Date:         Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:50:08 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday subject - are we on the list just old farts?
Comments: To: Richard Smith <smirby@gmail.com>
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Dear old fart

Indeed -

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 7:24 PM Richard Smith <smirby@gmail.com> wrote:

> Being an old fart myself (60), I feel like I can weigh in. My vanagon > experience dates back only to 2013. Back in the 80s I had a bus (a '73) but > I was ignorant of it being a community or cultural object (we didn't have > the internet to give us hashtags), and other than giving the peace sign to > other VW drivers, I just drove it. Across Canada. Twice. In the winter, in > Manitoba. Oh my god, it was cold. > > When it broke, I borrowed the John Muir book, complete with hand-drawn > instructions, and pulled the engine to fix the transmission. I had NO CLUE > what I was doing, no advice from anyone, other than one very unreliable > buddy. I would have loved to have had a community of people to help. Even > stranger, this was in Vancouver. The place was thick with (weed smoking) > bus drivers... how did I not find them. Again, pre-internet it was harder > to do... > > Anyway, nowadays I fix what I can and get a mechanic to do the more > complicated stuff. I love the list (and the facebook groups) and have gone > to a few PNW meet ups in Washington State and British Colombia. Most of the > people at those events are 50+, with some exceptions. Some young families, > the occasional single guy or gal. None are what you'd call #hashtag people. > Perhaps those people don't go to meetups? > > I am really glad to have the list, and the facebook groups, even if it > sometimes makes me paranoid (what with regularly posting their flatbed > photos). Lately I've added another layer of paranoia: the postings about > stolen vans. > > To Alistair's original point, that old farts are less likely to buy > (expensive) add-ons, I have to semi-agree. I try to keep my van (more or > less) original, and I hesitate to add too much extra stuff. But when > something really good comes along (like those pop-top lift assist struts!), > then I am willing to make the investment. A couple of years ago, after a > tire store guy backed the van into a bollard I added some nice tough > bumpers. In those situations I am inclined to go for quality, and I'm > willing to pay what it costs to get that quality. > > My two cents (even though we don't have pennies in Canada any more). > > ...r > -- roger whittaker 604.414.6266

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