Date:         Wed, 26 Jul 1995 08:35:58 -700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Wagner <mwagner@deltanet.com>
Subject:      Kevorkian Transporter



On Wed, 26 Jul 1995, Bob Polys wrote:

> >From the Detroit News:
> 
> Kevorkian sues for deathmobile's return
> 
> Jack Kevorkian has sued the Oakland County Sheriff's Department to get his
> deathmobile back. The ragged, rusted, 1968 Volkswagen bus, in which two 
> 
> The lawsuit could cost more than the van is worth. "My guess is that it's
> worth maybe $100, said Chuck Wood at Wood Motors in Detroit. "Then 
again, you might have to pay someone to take it off > your hands.
> 
> My comment:
> You meet the nicest people in VW Buses.<G>

     "Deathmobile"? Gotta love US media. NOT. And it's always
     fun to slam Transporters. Even if they do hold their resale
     value a hell of a lot better than Detroit crap, and keep
     going and going year after year. It's like that Elvis
     Costello song "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and
     Understanding?" -- what's so funny about a sensible,
     human-scaled vehicle that's totally practical and a hoot
     to drive? When I'm getting tailgated by some red Japanese
     sports car, I'm wondering how insecure the driver is...