Date:         Fri, 24 Dec 1999 23:03:58 -0500
Reply-To:     D Welch <jtdjtd@TIAC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         D Welch <jtdjtd@TIAC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon futures?
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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Actually, come the revolution, when there is no more gas, not only will
the "plumper" people live longer, but I will be driving a four horse
hitch with a big wagon. Of course they do poop....

Merry and Happy
(Did you know Ms.Claus actually does all the work ?)


JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/24/99 2:10:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> coyote@ANDROMEDIA.COM writes:
>
> << Since it's Friday, has anyone else been thinking about how we're going to
>  keep our Vanagons in the far future?
>
>  I often fantasize about retrofitting my Vanagon with a fuel cell engine, or
>  perhaps with a "Mr. Fusion".  Sometimes I think about how my Vanagon would
>  look with anti-grav modifications, floating about 4' above the ground.
>
>  I fantasize about this because I *don't* want to be driving the only
>  poluting vehicle on the planet, but I also *don't* want to give up my baby.
>  Anyone else think about these things?
>  >>
>
> i think the die hard vw fans who are still driving their vans 10-15 years
> from now, will be probably running the inline 4 conversion in them by that
> time. After VW discontinues all the OEM factory parts, there probably wont be
> enough demand by aftermarket companies to keep stocking waterboxer parts,
> like the demand is for aircooled parts.  but who knows..
>
> chris