You're definitely not alone.

I actually lobbied for and eventually sold our '95 4Runner because the first
time my wife said, "we should take the 4runner camping this weekend,"
intuition told me that this was the beginning of an attempt, probably
unintentional but still real, to render my beloved Vanagon obsolete.

The 4Runner had to be removed immediately.

She now drives a Passat.  I recommended it because it is, in more obvious
ways, not so much a camping vehicle.

Joe T.

>From: Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
>Reply-To: Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Those dreaded 9 words...
>Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:27:14 -0800
>
>Thanks for all the suggestions.
>It's good to hear I'm not alone.
>
>:-)
>
>Is it spelled "Vanaholic", "Vanagoholic" or "Vanagonaholic"?
>
>On Dec 8, 2005, at 9:23 AM, tom@salicos.com wrote:
>
>>Quoting Michael Diehr <md03@XOCHI.COM>:
>> > How do I convince my sig.other that spending $4k to $8k on a engine
>>>rebuild/fix/swap actually is a good idea.
>>
>>A couple of ideas:
>>
>>1)  Start bringing home brochures for Volvo Wagons, Touregs, Cayennes,
>>Excursions, etc.  Make sure the MSRP is visible on the brochure.
>>
>>2)  Have someone pen a note (so not in your handwriting) that says,
>>"Wow, nice
>>van, I'll give you $20,000 for it".  Leave this note under the
>>windshield and
>>find a way that she discovers it.
>>
>>
>>Tom Salicos
>>'87 Syncro Westy EG-33 "Ravenous"
>>
>>
>>
>>

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