I think this car-o-scope is a big joke and it says the vanagon is not right
for almost everyone and also uses insults like "you are a cheapskate."
Obviously if anyone buys a Vanagon it is the right car for you. I own both a
Vanagon and a Mercedes yet it told me I was better in a Cadillac. I wouldn't
be caught dead in that cheap imitation of pseudo quality known as a
Cadillac. Car-o-scope give me a break!

William P.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick Kalber" <kalberm001@HAWAII.RR.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: Car-O-Scope

> > Anybody do their Click and Clack Car-O-Scope?
> > go here to do it:
> > http://cartalk.cars.com/Survey/Results/Psychographics/caroscopes.html
> >
>
> Well, maybe I answered the questions incorrectly, but the car-o-scope said
> the vanagon was totally the wrong car for me and that I'd be better in a
> Peugeot 505, Saab 9000CD, Infiniti I30,  BMW 528, or Isuzu Trooper II
> (huh?).  Now I wouldn't mind having any of the first four cars I guess if
> someone were to give them to me, but what in the world do any of those
cars
> have in comparison to a vanagon???  maybe I could cook between the seats
of
> my beemer... or sleep on the roof of my peugeot... or 4 wheel in my saab
> 9000CD.  I don't think so.
>
> It said that other Volkswagen Vanagon owners are more objective and
logical.
> Boy, they haven't listened to some of you volks!  I goes on to say that
when
> compared to other people who drive a Volkswagen Vanagon, I'm a bit too old
> to be driving this vehicle (well, maybe), I'm, well--to be generous--a bit
> too frugal, I am a little too much of a snob, I'm a bit too
'touchy-feely',
> and I care a bit too much about your car compared to other Volkswagen
> Vanagon owners.  Say what?!?
>
> But then it said that it appears that other Volkswagen Vanagon owners just
> don't care as much about their cars as I do.  (car talk... please read
just
> one day of messages on the vanagon list!)  I'm going to have to lighten up
> on this if you insist on driving a Volkswagen Vanagon they said.  But,
since
> this is probably a basic character flaw and therefore unchangeable, you
> probably will have to buy a new car to get your carma in balance.  There
you
> have it!
>
> Hmmm... anybody want a crappy old POS 89 Syncro Westy that's been rocked
and
> chipped, has a new vc, new bfg at ko's, rebuilt tranny, stebro ss muffler,
k
> & n air filter, and only 56K original miles?  Looks like I need a new
ride.
> Boy those car talk guys have really got something there.
>
> Mick
> Hilo, Hawaii
>