Hi Chris,

I'm still driving a baywindow bus regularly, and the parts
availability is not as bad as you suggest. If anything, I would think
that the aircooled vanagons could outlive the waterboxers.

Sure, they're slower, but that too works in their favor: they're less
likely to be driven into the ground.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
(Dad has two vanagons and a bay)
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com

On 24-Oct-05, at 12:02 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> 10 years from now, i predict that the only vanagons still existing
> will  be
> late model campers..a few dokas, and some specialty custom vans.
> the
> passenger vans will be long gone..  the aircooled vanagons will be
> gone.  i predict
> that 99% of those vanagons still remaining in 10 years, will have
> engine
> conversions.  they wont be "daily drivers" anymore.. their owners
> having sunk so
> much money into them they are afraid to drive them down the street..
>
> Most of the major vendors here on the list will have gone out of
> business..
> or expanded their horizons to deal with newer passenger car models..
> Go Westy will be selling groud effect kits and cold air intakes for
> mk5
> jettas and golfs...  and the like..
> :<)
>
> what are some of your predictions?
>
> chris
>
>
>