Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:43:21 -0700
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From: harald_nancy <harald_nancy@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Vanagon Survey - Friday (long)
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Since it's almost Friday, another survey for you:
Instant Survey for VW van owners:
Add up the points for those answers you select.
How many years have you been driving VW buses or vanagons?
1 one to five years 5 points
2 five to ten years 10 points
3 fifteen or more years 15 points
Do you have a Bentley or Haynes workshop manual?
1 no, I don't have a manual 1 point
2 I have one manual 8 points
3 I have both manuals 18 points
4 I bought a manual,
even though I'll never figure out how to use it. 12 points
What kind of maintenance do you
personally perform on your VW van?
1 none, I always go to a mechanic 4 points
2 oil change, some maintenance 16 points
3 major repairs 21 points
4 not much, but I'd like to know more. 12 points
Why do you drive a VW van?
1 Because the dog likes it in the back 7 points
2 I like the German engineering 10 points
3 Always drove one and always will 18 points
If you see another VW van like yours in a parking lot,
do you sometimes go and take a look?
1 No, don't want to intimidate 1 point
2 Yes, sometimes 9 points
3 Always, even talk to the owner 17 points
You win a new red convertible in a sweepstakes, what do you do?
1 keep it and sell the VW van subtract 29 points
2 sell the convertible and use the money
for the engine conversion or to fix up the VW van 34 points
3 keep both, but mostly drive the van 12 points
Do you belong to a VW club or camping society?
1 no, but I do drive a VW van 2 points
2 yes, but not active 11 points
3 yes, I enjoy meeting other VW owners 22 points
Do you sometimes lay awake at night thinking about a
problem with your VW van?
1 no, never it is just a car 1 point
2 I let the mechanic worry about that 5 points
3 sometimes 11 points
4 yes, normal part of my life 19 points
Do you own another car besides the VW bus,
vanagon or eurovan?
1 no, it is my only vehicle 16 points
2 yes, for when the VW van is in the shop 8 points
3 I have 2 or more VW vans in running condition. 21 points
Add up your points and read below your personal
VW bus, vanagon or eurovan profile.
0 - 17 points: You somehow ended up driving a VW van.
And you find yourself enjoying it.
But there might be other cars in your future.
17 - 82 points: The VW van is the mode of transportation for you.
Sometimes you look at other cars,
but as long as your VW van keeps running,
you stick with it. The VW makes you happy,
it is different, spacious and you got used to its
idiosyncrasies.
82 -142 points: A true VW bus, vanagon, eurovan lover. You don't
really want to drive anything else. This is your
vehicle. You like everything about it.
It makes you feel alive and free.
The only time you should consider giving up
the VW van is to purchase another one.
142 or more points You are a supremely devoted VW bus, vanagon, eurovan
person. Volkswagen vans are in your blood.
It is an obsession that gives you purpose and
happiness. Don't bother fighting it, all the
counseling in the world couldn't change it.
Other VW van owners sense the special Aura around you
and seek your company to bask in its glow.
Happy Friday
Harald Rust
90 westy
