> to
> > own a car like that. I said, "That would be cool, we could both work on
> our
> > cars together."
> >
> > He says, "Oh God, you mean it woud be like your old heap? F*ck that! Your
> > van is always needing one thing or another."

I can't actually post what my reply would be, but suffice it to say, my
friend would have been blistered. Unless he was joking, I would be more
than a little put off.

>
> >
> > Why do we love our vans so much even though they require so much work and
> go
> > so slow?

Mine doesn't require any more work than any other car, and it isn't
really all that slow. I can't help with this one :-)

John

As if a beetle would not require any work??????