Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
From:Mike Miller
Date:Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:00:26 -0800

My only two weekends/Saturdays left in January are the 22 and the 29.  How
do those work for you?

Mike

On 11/23/04 6:32 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mikey,
>
> Time for burining van. That's what the Vanagon women are waiting for.
> Remember the flame juggling dancing girl? Killer Juniper and his
> seedlings are already asking when we're all getting together for BV.
>
> BenT
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:21:06 -0800, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>> Yup, BenT's right.  Women are crawling in all California vans.
>> Unfortunately this is because the women that do this have an sad resemblance
>> to creepy crawly critters.  It's possible they have no human genes as all.
>> But BenT most certainly can handle them.
>>
>> His saving grace is his current girl friend is pretty nifty and fully
>> capable of keeping him in line.
>>
>> I would like to test the Porsche-Ferrari theory though.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Heck, I'd settle for a syncro Westy.  Drove Mick's in Hawaii.  What a kick!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/23/04 5:56 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> I own two Syncros and five other Vanagons along with a bunch of other
>>> cars. My Vanagons are always 100% CRAWLING with women just like Mike
>>> Miller's. I have more than I can handle. You guys are just living in
>>> the wrong state. Can you help? Women here hate guys who drive Porsche
>>> and Ferraris.
>>>
>>> BenT
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:15:39 -0500, Eric Zeno <vw4x4@fyi.net> wrote:
>>>> Chris,
>>>>     I like your sensor of humor!  15 Acres is enough room.  As long
>>>> as the neighbors don't have any problems with that.   What kind
>>>> of cars is your dad into?   I  also have  some old american iron,,,
>>>> 1936 Chryslers.
>>>>      I  agree with you 100%, about vanagons scaring women away.
>>>> They take one look at the vehicle and they think all kinds of strainge
>>>> things.  I've always thought that you could judge a person by there
>>>> vehicle.
>>>> But to do this,  you have to know vehicles as much as people.
>>>>        Syncros are truely a rich mans sport, at this stage of the game.
>>>> There are just to few of these to get deals on used parts, etc.  I'm not
>>>> rich
>>>> at all.  I've been making parts, like the gas tank straps.
>>>> My second syncro got a new engine (swap) at the cost of $1000.  My
>>>> third syncro is being converted to a 2 WD to save money.  So I don't
>>>> have money to burn ether.
>>>>     I am rich in other terms.  I don't have much, witch will prove it:
>>>> no car
>>>> payments, no house payments, no wife, not childeren, no bills.  I'm
>>>> healthy and I can fix anything man made.  What more can a person  ask
>>>> for.  LOL.....     To witch I give thanks this thanksgiving weekend!!!
>>>>                                                      Gotta run
>>>>                                                       Eric
>>>> PS                             time.... I could use more time
>>>>
>>>> JordanVw@aol.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 11/23/04 1:18:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>>> vw4x4@fyi.net writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris,
>>>>>>        Do you mine me asking what you  do for a
>>>>>> living, that allows you to have the money and space for
>>>>>> 9 vanagons?
>>>>>>                                           ERic
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> yes, eric, since you must know everything, i will tell you..  i work
>>>>> at a sign shop..(graphics, assembly, setup etc)  as far as the 9
>>>>> vanagons - one is my own ('84 wolfsburg sunroof), and then i have a 89
>>>>> carat and a 80 westy both being readied for sale. the other 6 are
>>>>> parts vanagons that have donated alot of parts to listmembers on the
>>>>> Vanagon list right here.
>>>>> as far as space, my parents have a 15 acre farm, and i store my cars
>>>>> there.  i tell them that all the parts vans are just "mobile storage
>>>>> sheds"  and its worked so far :<) (my dad is into old american cars
>>>>> also, so he has helped convince my mom) :<)
>>>>>
>>>>> as far as the time - well, i have no GF  (most likely due to being
>>>>> into vanagons..these damn things control your life and scare the women
>>>>> away!!!)  so all my free time outside of work is spent on vw's.  as
>>>>> far as money..   what money?   im freakin broke LOL !!!
>>>>>
>>>>> gimme some of your money eric you gotta be rich to own a $yncro :<)
>>>>>
>>>>> chris
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>