Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:22:44 PDT
Reply-To: tom riis <riistom@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: tom riis <riistom@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Parents Finally See the Light!!!
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Richard,
Your right. The new Euro Camper is Way Cool! And Way Big Bucks! A friends
father just bought a 99' and it sure makes my 70' look low tech. But they
are both loads of fun.
Tom Riis
70 Westy Pop Top
>From: "Richard Alexander Palmer" <rapalmer@eos.ncsu.edu>
>To: type2@type2.com
>CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com, vintagebus@type2.com
>Subject: Parents Finally See the Light!!!
>Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 12:48:21 -0400
>
>Howdy. I know it's not quite Friday, but I'll be out travelling tomorrow,
>and I
>had to share the news. After being around me and my busses for almost 9
>years,
>my parents, both strict Chr*sler/F*rd people, just purchased a new '99
>Eurovan
>camper! They had been discussing replacing their frail, aging American
>mini-van
>for a while, but I didn't actually think they'd really buy a VW. Even
>though we
>all had a great time when we rented a Vanagon Westy for our summer vacation
>a
>few years ago, I didn't think it had all made that much of an impression.
> Imagine my surprise last weekend, when I pulled into their driveway and
>saw
>the big, white, fine example of German engineering there! We took it out to
>a
>state park for the weekend, and I must say it is waaaaaayyyyyyy cushier
>than my
>split. It has all the super modern camper stuff, and is very nice indeed.
>Of
>course, they haven't let me drive it yet, but they are really digging it,
>and
>are currently camping in Tennessee.
>So, who says you can't teach old dogs new tricks? Remember, you never know
>who
>you'll convince to buy a VW!
>:)
>Happy bussing,
>
>--
> ____________________________ Poor Richard is
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