In a message dated 98-11-20 14:38:31 EST, cp@IX.NETCOM.COM writes: << I dislike referring to my '88 Westie as a "van" - I prefer to call it a "bus". For some reason, "bus" has a better karmic feeling to it. To me, the word "van" conjures up images of an old Chevy cargo van with a broken 8-track player, duct tape over the windows and a hostage in the back. Definitely a "bus" man, myself. You? >> VW stopped making the classic, rounded style Bus in 1979. the Vanagon is not a Bus. its a van. unless, you live in SA....where they still call them "Microbuses"..... its like trying to call the "New Beetle" a Bug. its not a Bug. its a Golf, with a funny looking body that some marketing genius decided to name the "New Beetle". no flames please - there are countless of other purists who share the same opinion as me. go to the aircooled list, and ask them if they think the Vanagon is a Bus.... chris '78 Champagne Edition Bus Westy '84 VANagon Wolfsburg Edition |
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