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Subject:Re: Diesel Vanagon sighting on I-80 in Iowa
From:Dan Snow
Date:Sun, 12 Aug 2001 23:32:02 -0700

It sounds exactly like me, only my van doesn't run right now. Maybe it was
I, but only in some kind of time warp. Cool. I like to think that I will be
in that position soon. Found a free dasher diesel engine to replace the
siezed engine in my free Vanagon, so.... Think happy thoughts.

Daniel Snow
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

'82 Vanagon Diesel
'78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped
'72 Motobecane Mobylette Moped
'01 Xootr Scooter

>From: Donald Baxter <onanov@MINDSPRING.COM>
>Reply-To: Donald Baxter <onanov@MINDSPRING.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Diesel Vanagon sighting on I-80 in Iowa
>Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 13:38:37 -0500
>
>I passed a cream over brown diesel Vanagon (not Westy) on I-80 between
>Des Moines and Iowa City on Friday.  California plates, male, mid-20s
>driver with propeller beanie driving at the warp speed of 65 mph!
>
>Anyone know who this might be?  His diesel was making very little smoke
>and purred right along at what I imagine was his top speed.
>
>_____
>
>Donald Baxter  Iowa City, Iowa
>(319) 337-0494
>www.mindspring.com/~onanov
>
>"I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to
>them."
>      -- Susan Sontag.

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