Stan

You have to stop talking about me behind my back!

Steve Blackham
Centerville, Utah

77 Converted to Camper                 (2) Rabbit Pickups (Caddies)
82 Vanagon (Parts)                     (3) Jettas
83 Vanagon (Project)                   (1) Dasher wagon
88 Vanagon (weekender)                 (1) Foooooord Bronco
90 Vanagon (Carat weekender) (New addition)

I just can't seem to let loose of any vehicle I have ever owned!

Date:    Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:18:56 -0500
From:    Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: What TYPE of person drives/buys a FRIDAY vanagon?

Can I qualify as a Vanagon / Westy driver if:
I haven't had a car payment in 13 years.
If I haven had a house note for 11 years.
If I haven't needed to buy on credit in fifteen years.
If I'd rather go camping than to movies.
If I can repair my own vehicle.
If I post stupid statements to the Internet.
If I haven't had a job (other than Government part timer) for 10 years.
If I let my grass turn brown in Summer months.
If I'm not bright enough to get rid of a transient cat; now permanent, me
thinks.
If I throw back all of the polluted fish I catch.
If I ride my Mountain Bike off of cliffs.
If I collect rocks from every place I camp and line my flower beds with
them.
If I let the wind velocity and direction dictate which lake I go to for
camping.
If all of the junkyard guys call me *The Vanagon Man*.
If I've got enough spare parts to resurrect three Vanagons front certain
crushing.
If I get a thrill out of crushing stripped down Vanagons after I get the
goodies off to restore another Westy.
If I throw rocks at deer and farrow cats when I go camping.
If I think a wheel chock is my most important item of camping gear.
If I register my Westy 130 miles from home so I don't have to deal with
intensive state inspections.
If I'm currently under psychotic (not misspelled) care to overcome my
*Paranoid Maintenance Syndrome*.
If I like the squeaking front brakes cause it scares off dogs that chase
cars and warns squirrels and cats that I don't stop for them.
If I've accepted that Old suspension parts squeak in Summer and New
suspension parts squeak in Winter.
If I thump my VDO gauges because I can't believe that its running this
good.
If I don't need a bra.
If I don't need allow wheels.
If I've read the Owner Manual.
If I use the Bentley Manual as a door stop.
Oh! Please. Let me be a Vanagon Guy.

Stan
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