> One thing I have noticed about the folks on this list... we are so willing
> to take these "antiques" on roadtrips that would scare the bejeebers out of
> someone owning another vehicle of similar vintage....

I am still amazed at the reactions of non vw folks when I tell them that my
wife drove our 84 Westy 2500 miles across country recently, by herself, &
had no problems-you would have thought she had gone to Mars w/o incident.

Pax,

Tom