Yes there is search, and I have found it awkward and sometimes I have
found that the exact same question has not come up, just a related
one. You can spend a lot of time trolling old discussions for answers
and come up empty, or you can just post to people and have a quick
response.

But most importantly is the community aspect - connecting with other
vanagon enthusiasts. Which is why I inserted the bit about our boat;
more personal that way, more about community. You never know when a
thread will take off. I did not intend to violate the rules. I did not
intend to "out" a personal message.

Nathaniel

On 3/4/07, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
> A search of the archives for "replacement seats" finds 7 hits in
> 2006, (Suggesting Recaro and Subaru seats) no results for 2005, no
> results for 2004 though there are 687 returns when searching for
> "seats" in 2004, 544 in 2005 and 603 in 2006.
>
> And so on.  IOW, you just lost "big bucks."  We HAVE been down this
> path before.
>
> When might we expect the money order?  Or you can send cash... The
> list can always use donations. <http://gerry.vanagon.com/info/
> donations.html>
>
> We thank you for your support.
>
> Jim
>
> On Mar 4, 2007, at 6:46 PM, Nathaniel Poole wrote:
>
> > ALLOW ME TO PARAPHRASE, what other VW seats fit in a vanagon?
> >
> > Nathaniel
> >
> > On 3/4/07, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/4/07, Nathaniel Poole <myth.wright@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Boy, this list gets grouchier every day. People shouting now. I
> >> think
> >> > it's Vanagon related because I'm asking what other VW seats fit the
> >> > vanagon swivel. If I hadn't mentioned the context there would be no
> >> > yelling, Right? I just thought the context would make for a more
> >> > interesting question in showing how useful vanagon parts can be in
> >> > ways never before imagined! I can't afford recaro seats and marine
> >> > seats are 3X the price and poorer quality and fit. Automotive seats
> >> > are better because they are designed to be comfortably used for
> >> many
> >> > hours at a time...
> >> >
> >> > Nathaniel
> >>
> >>
> >> Wisecracks beget wisecracks. If you read the archives more often,
> >> then you'd
> >> already know my character. I'm just your friendly neighborhood mass
> >> murderer.
> >>
> >> Marine seats are better at repelling moisture. The seats on one of
> >> my former
> >> car was $2500 each. I was able to get marine-spec Momo steering
> >> wheels for
> >> 1/5 the price of the same designed for automotive use. Everything is
> >> relative. Affordability is relative. When I was going to school,
> >> they told
> >> us ALL CAPS was used to EMPHASIZE a word. Now it's supposed to be
> >> tantamount
> >> to yelling. What do I know? English is a second language to me. It
> >> didn't
> >> sound like yelling to me. Relatively speaking, it wasn't loud at all.
> >>
> >> BenT
>