I just thought I would add my two cents to your observations.  We did
quite a bit of traveling this summer and I paid a lot of attention to how
many Vanagons we saw on our trips.

On our first trip to the East coast, we did not see one Vanagon (or
Eurovan, for that matter) during our 1 week and 1,000+ miles (rental
car)or so back there.  We covered Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Maryland,
New York, etc., etc.  It really surprised me not to see even one back
there.  Here, in California, we see them all over the place every day.

When we traveled up to British Columbia (and a cruise in Alaska), via
California, Oregon and Washington, we saw the most Vanagons (and Eurovans
- especially in Washington) in Washington and Alaska. I think we saw even
more up there than we see in California.  I was really surprised by how
many Eurovans there were in Washington - they seem to sell more than any
state that we've noticed.

Bob & Sharon Mendonca
88 Vanagon GL
85 Vanagon GL