It also happens to Americans at the US customs when entering the US!!!

On Wed, 15 May 2002 00:24:58 -0400, Todd Daley <t.daley@SYMPATICO.CA>
wrote:

>This also happens to Canadians at the US customs when entering the
US.......
>
>Todd Daley
>Ontario, Canada
>65 Kombi
>70 Ft Bonito(kitcar)
>71 Type 3 Fastback
>82 Vanagon Diesel
>85 Audi GT Coupe
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg" <kessler@OHIO.EDU>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 12:04 AM
>Subject: Driving In Canada
>>
>> Once we cleared customs ( and my wife finally calmed down) we turned
>around and headed back home through the US. I didn't want to spend the
rest
>of my trip being hassled by simple-minded authorities who think they can
>identify a threat simply based on the type of vehicle they drive. There is
>plenty to see here in the US without having to be treated this way!
>>
>> I can only assume from my experience and the others on this list that
the
>Canadian Government is targeting VW vans.
>>
>> Greg
>> 86 Westy
>> 73 Thing
>> 99 Subaru Forester
>>