Yeah.  Happens to me all the time.  Darn tourists.

On 2/6/04 12:25 PM, "Harald Rust" <harald_nancy_vw@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Forwarded from:
> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vw-camping/
> Friday - The Unsexy Vanagon
> Driving through the rain on the way home, notice a
> young lady standing by the side of the road,
> arm outstretched, looking to hitch a ride.
> I pull over, step on the brake, and slowly the old
> vanagon comes to a lumbering halt. I lean over to open
> the passenger door, careful not to bump the shifter.
> "On your way to the college?" I ask.
> "Yes", she says with a nice German accent.
> "That's on my way" I answer, "and if you like,
> you can come in, and I'll give you a ride."
> "Thanks, but wait a moment, and let me take
> a look at your vanagon." she says.
> She walks around the front, and disapprovingly
> proclaims,
> "You don't have any Project Zwo fog lights".
> "Huh! no I guess not."
> Then she continues,
> "There is no South African grill with round
> headlights.
> No 15" wheels with oversized disc brakes, and no
> suspension upgrades."
> Then she walks over to the rear, and complains,
> "No engine conversion. How do you make this thing
> move?
> It's not even a syncro with a needle-bearing
> decoupler,
> and a front and rear locker. Aren't you afraid to get
> stuck?"
> Glancing into the vanagon, she looks thoroughly
> disgusted and says,
> "Oh no, it's an automatic!"
> Then she announces with a disappointed expression,
> "Frankly, I can't take this ride. It would too
> embarrassing to be seen in a vanagon such as yours."
> "Well," I say, "I'm sorry, and start to close the
> passenger door."
> Now the rain is coming down in big drops, and she
> looks
> uncomfortably wet.
> Before I have a chance to close the door, she asks,
> "Tell me, you must have some cool mods in your
> vanagon?"
> "Hmm.. let me think, oh yes, I do have a dual battery
> isolator."
> "Oh come on," she says, "everyone knows they only
> install those, because they look sexy, and have no
> real purpose."
> "Well," I say, "that's the only mod my vanagon has."
> "Do you still want the ride or not?"
> Gracefully she jumps in, fastens the seat belt, and
> says, "Sure, lets, go."
> Disclaimer: Any relation to the dead or undead is
> purely coincidental.
> Harald
> `90 westfalia
>
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