My brother in law (copied on this email) lives outside of Ithaca, around
three hours from Rochester.  He has an '82 vanagon.  There's also a Finger
Lakes VW club which organizes Westies at Watkins, which is coming up in a
couple of weeks, in Watkins Glen NY.  If you do a google search for FLWVC or
for Westies at Watkins, you should be able to track down lots of company for
your Vanagon when you get there.

That being said - I do know that my brother-in-law is rather envious of my
rust-free van!  Not necessarily a good sign...

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Bike Florida
:::Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:21 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: any Vanagon owners in upstate NY
:::
:::We are moving from Florida to the Rochester area next spring when we can
:::sell our house, getting tired of FL in general. How do Vanagons fair in
:::the
:::great white north? I have never lived where it snows and was thinking of
:::selling my rust free vanagon, and my wife's 2wd Suzuki for some all wheel
:::drive vehicles, maybe an awd astro and a Subaru. But how do the Vanagon's
:::do? I have never driven in snow.