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Subject:Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
From:Craig Oda
Date:Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:21:28 -0800

When is burning van?  Hope it's soon.  My van is still running at the
moment.  If burning van is soon, I may wait before I take out my
engine.

I'm still recovering from a slight cold.

-- Craig

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:32:08 -0800, 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
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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