In a message dated 3/9/05 11:32:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU writes:

> hey you dont have to agree with my opinions (unless you want to buy my
> van) and im not a member of the list im just using it to sell a van.  I
> firmly believe that vanagons are not practical for real life use, i think
> most of you are car collectors and that's fine i just dont want some poor
> sap to think "hey look theres a car you can drive around every day and
> sleep in".  Yeah if you spend thousands of hours and dollars and maintence
> maybe, then youll have an unrealiable unefficient deathtrap to drive
> around and sleep in, hello you can sleep in a station wagon or tent or
> youth hostel or friends house too.  So yeah i think vanagons are
> rediculous but to each his own i just dont want to sell this vanagon thing
> to unsuspecting regular people without letting them know the truth and i
> think all of you should be more forthcoming in expressing what vanagons
> are really about to everyday people.  Its a car for car collectors, it
> is'nt practical at all by todays standards.
>
> Andrew Fox
>
> Oh yeah and you who think this van is such a fabulous deal and will but it
> sight unseen are nuts!  Its only in VW la la land where 20 YO cars sell
> for tens of thousands of dollars.  The rest of the population out there
> see it as a 20 YO beat up van, if you want to find a deal dont look here
> or on thesamba look in your local classifieds where the normal people go
> to sell their vans.
>
>

andrew, buddy, chill out there..your'e gonna have an annurism... :<)   all
this "anti- vanetism" is just shooting yourself in the foot.. LOL
just cool off alittle, keep your bad experiences to yourself, and your van
will sell much faster.. dont you think?  eh?
then you can take the proceeds and use it for gas money for your Ford.. :<)

chris
who, also owns a big ass E250 Ford van with a 351W gas hog motor..  12mpg
wheeeeeeee!!!!   :<)  i dont drive it more than i have to..  surely not for
pleasure!!
  but it can haul vanagons quite well :<)