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Subject:Re: Cartalk has a Vanagon page
From:Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
Date:Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:24:39 -0700

> I noticed all of the posts are of a very positive nature.  This shows how
> full of s#*t the two brothers are.  THey have never had anything
> nice to say about our vans.

Au contraire, mon frere!

Sit on down, kids, and let Uncle Coyote tell you a story.  When I was
shopping around for my first van, not too long ago, Hoch Motors in Santa
Rosa had one with really low mileage.  A '90 Westy.  I decided to drive up
to take a look.

Santa Rosa is over an hour's drive from San Francisco, so along the way I
listened to KQED, as I always do when driving.  After about 15 minutes, Car
Talk came on.  I thought to myself, somewhat whimsically, "I wonder if
they'll talk about Vanagons?  If they say something bad, I won't buy this
car."  Well, the third caller was a woman who drove a Westy around town
shuttling the kids!  My knuckles were white on the wheel, and I leaned
forward in my Golf, as I waited for the brothers' response.

"Hey, those are pretty snazzy!  They're much better than minivans... you
actually look hip in one of those!"

I bought the van.

Coyote

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Ron 'Coyote' Lussier   (     )    \ _/__
coyote@macromedia.com   \   /      \X  /  1991 Syncro Westy 'Francis'
1.650.481.4847           \_/         \/             San Francisco, CA