Hi all!

Last Thursday, I finally was able to pick up my baby from the shop,
after having bought it almost a month earlier.  It now has a freshly
rebuilt tranny and final drive from Rick Long, of Long Enterprises, as
well as a new pair of transaxles/CV joints.  Oh yeah, it also passed
inspection!!  But the best part is I got to drive it home!!

Never having driven a Vanagon before, I wasn't sure exactly what to
expect.  Boy, is it different!  The more I drove it though, the more
sure I was that I had made the right decision.  I want to spend all of
my time driving my Westy.  I haven't driven too many cars that moved me
this way.  I think I'm finally beginning to understand what drives you
all to be here.  Wow!!

Having said all of the above, my recent experience has led me to a few
questions which I'll be asking in separate posts to keep the subjects
distinct.

Talk to y'all later,
Marc Perdue