Chris - I remember meeting your girlfriend at Westies@Watkins and I do

concur....  :O)

I definitely think a thread through this is whether the Spouse/S.O. is

competing with the van or has some kind of ownership for the hobby.

I think it is definitely possible to "ramp" a person up in all things VW.

You just gotta show the fun -lets go
camping-cool-road-trip-next-year-burning-man-quit-the-job-for-a-year

Side before the -

 -its-broke-again-whats-that-noise?-cv-joints-are-shot-vanagon-syndrome-lets
-sleep-on-the-side-of-the-road-wheres-the-AAA-card...side of the hobby.  :O)

My Boyfriend knew 0 about cars three years ago - took him to his first VW
show - and he took one look at a pimped out 23 window sunroof bus and
pointed and said

"that one"

Now...
3 years, 12+ episodes of "pimp my ride", 15+ camping trips, 5 laps
Around watkins Glen race track and near breakdown later.....

And I am on the block to provide a pimped/slammed sunroof bay bus with WiFi
and a 2.0 liter before we will EVER will see a minister in Vermont.  . :O)

Cheers -

Tom Myers
90 Westy
Rochester
http://motmyers.blogspot.com

> From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
> Reply-To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:45:17 -0500
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Re: VW wifes
>
> My current girlfriend refers to my van as "The Other Woman".
>
> Chris
>
> On 2/10/06, Chuck Baird <westyman71@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Well guys....the VW wife is out there and I have one.
>>
>> When my missus and I met, I had a 71 vert, wasnt into buses yet.
>>
>> She would go to shows with me.  At first, she would look for a short time,
>> then go shopping while I would stay at the show.
>>
>> Then she would stay longer and longer...Got pretty good at the IDs too....
>>
>> We went to the old BBTA and didnt even have a bus.....  We drove her car and
>> camped in a tent there.  I just wanted to check out the buses and she was a
>> good sport (we had gotten married by then)
>>
>> I think the ultimate test was a couple of years ago.  I had bought and 86
>> westy wolfsburg 2 weeks earlier.  I was looking for an 84-85 wolfie auto for
>> a good long while and hadnt found one.
>>
>> Found exactly what I wanted at a bus show.  She gave me Zulu clearance to
>> buy the 85, when i had just bought the 86 two weeks before.
>>
>> I guess she figures that its better for me to be messing around the garage
>> on an old bus rather than out in a bar somewhere.
>>
>> For you single guys, just remember.....Women are just like buses......There
>> are still some good ones out there that you can afford....You just have to
>> keep looking.......But be careful.......some of them are HIGH maintenance
>> and will nickle and dime you to death.
>>
>> Chuck
>> with low maintenance wife
>>