< much reasonable stuff deleted > > > IMHO - No matter what, the air-cooled variety of VW van never be made as > quiet as your standard, American-made, conversion van. One can do things to > limit the amount of noise in the passenger compartment, but a certain level > of noise must be tolerated. ^^^^^^^^^ Tolerated? Nay, I say enjoyed! Isn't that one of the main reasons we drive these things? Maybe I'm too much into the personality-of-the-vehicle thing, but I can still hear rumblings (though muted) of my '66 bus in my '85 Vanagon. After I unload the kids in the morning and head towards work, I TURN OFF THE RADIO (even though this is my main contact with the 'real world') and just listen to that sweet sound as I sweep through the gears... I also love bicycling, and I advocate the goals being espoused during this National Bike to Work Week, but I'm still conflicted 'cause I love my VW! ('scuse me... I'm getting a bit teary here... think I'll go check out the ads and see if anybody's selling one of those beautiful air-cooled babies... I don't care if I freeze in the winter, it's spring NOW!) -- Peace. -cg :{) '85 Vanagon Previously owned: '79 Bus, '73 Squareback, '66 Bus --- || Christian O. Getschow (cgetschow@aerodyne.com) || Aerodyne Research, Inc. Billerica, MA || What, me worry?
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