> OK, I give up - what's the big deal with white buses?  The gent
> we bought our
> white 86 Syncro from was really into them, and here all I hear is
> how rare they
> are in the US - apparently everywhere else in the world got them
> instead :-) ?
> Growing up I thought all VW buses were white, but I lived in Florida...
>
> I prefer Titan Red or deep blue on the V'gon, but what the heck
> do I know?  The
> white will certainly stay cooler, though.  And it'll show off
> the, umm, artwork my wife has planned :-)

My reason for liking the white is that it's considerably cooler.  Many
maroon or blue vanagon owners paint the top surface of their pop-top white
for cooling reasons.

Coyote