Date:         Mon, 8 Jul 1996 23:45:20 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         mbates@s3.sonnet.com (Marlin Bates, IV)
Subject:      Re: A serious plea for help.

When in doubt about your particular flavor Air-cooled VW one must always
remember -

You drive it because you want to, nay need to.  You are the soul which
takes the road less traveled.

If it were just a matter of transportation let'sd face it we could all find
'more dependable' vehicles.  But we drives these because something in our
sould drives us to be different to get in touch with the motor. To know all
that which it does.

try THAT with you regular car.  Only air-cooled are VWs all else are just cars.


-Marlin

At 12:53 AM 7/9/96 -0500, Robinson wrote:
>You guys have to help me, you must restore my faith.  I have three
>Volkswagens (2 busses and a Squareback) and I spend almost every
>non-salaried minute of my pitiful life working on them or studying about
>what I'm going to try next.  None of them will start, I'm starting to get
>sick of it.  Why must I drive a front engined, front wheel drive, water
>cooled Audi to work every day?  Someone out there has to remind me why I
>am doing this.  Has anyone out there been on the brink of throwing in the
>towel and had a revelation at the last moment?  My friends think I'm nuts
>over the Volkswagens and I'm starting to see their side.  Help me before I
>lose it.
>-Erik.

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