I have three straight rear bumpers here in san jose. Perhaps it's because
they don't get to santa cruz very often, or perhaps it's cause I know how to
back up without putting it into a pole?

Inquiring minds want to know.

tim in san jose

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Norville" <kr2no@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: Santa Cruz, where all vans apparently end up

> Just got back from a long week-end on the left coast. Now I know why buses
> are becoming so rare everywhere else. They are ALL slowly moving to Santa
> Cruz. In two days I saw over 50, mostly Vanagons (which were mostly
> Westies), a lot of loafs (about half campers of various types) and a
handful
> of splitties. At one point I counted 5 in one block. Dumbfounding.
> The amazing thing was that not one Vanagon had a straight reat chrome
bumper
> (I was looking because if I saw a straight one I might have borrowed it,
or
> at least taken its picture to remember what it looks like without creases
> and crinkles).
>