>Reminds me of a conversation over beer a few years back. A buddy (who made
>a very nice living buying and selling vintage Jaguars all over the world) was
>saying how that what you drove made a statement about who you were. I enquired
>what
>statement he though I was making with my rusted out, goat vomit green '78
>Westy.
>Without batting an eye, he relpied "That's the vehicle of someone who doesn't
>give
>a s**t". He was probably right.
>
>So what does a vanagon say about us all???

Well, Jags (as with most other English makes of the 70s and later) are
well-known for really bad reliability, current models included.

On top of that Jags (even new ones) look ugly, handle poorly, SUCK fuel
like there's no tomorrow and are a bodyshop's delight.