>Does this mean I am becoming a van nut?

Yes...

>Is there a way to have a job, a
>wife, and a Vanagon too?  Any ideas on how to deal with this?

No... donate the wife to science and keep the van! It's what I'm about to do...

You won't be able to afford the Subaru conversion if you're paying for a wife.

Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
ph   64 (3) 473-8863
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
84 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with SVX engine & Porsche G50 trans) RWD
87 Corolla 1.8 DX CE80 diesel sedan
89 Corolla 1.8 DX CE96 diesel van/wagon
89 Corona 2.0 D Select CT170 diesel sedan
92 Toyota Estima Lucida (=narrow-body Previa) 2.2 turbodiesel RWD