coming up the west coast from monterey to bellingham
we passed a number of vans and busses
lots of waves and peace signs....

what's a "eurovan"?

If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore
it to
him though I drown myself. - henry thoreau

On 25 Jul 2007, , at 16:54, Tom Buese wrote:

> I purposely didn't diz Bays as I knew Greg would proudly & correctly
> defend them, as he should.
>
> Tom B.-Bob the Tomato ain't no "Fat Chick"
>
>
> On Jul 25, 2007, at 5:01 PM, Greg Potts wrote:
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> BITE YOUR TONGUE!!   Baywindows own second place, by virtue of
>> preceding the vanagon design. If it hadn't been for the baywindow,
>> you snooty vanagonauts wouldn't enjoy crash-proof bumpers, disk
>> brakes, hydraulic valves or sliding doors as a standard feature. The
>> standard vanagon camper interior was also seen in 1976-79 baywindows.
>>
>> Didn't you ever hear the saying "Respect your elders."?  That also
>> applies in this situation. I am sorry if you're not content in third
>> place, but that doesn't mean I'm going to let you get uppity. ;-P
>>
>> Personally, If I see a VW with a pop-top, I wave. I also wave at
>> vanagons, even if they don't have a pop-top. I don't usually wave at
>> Eurovans without a pop-top; those people wouldn't understand anyway.
>>
>>
>> Happy Trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
>> www.pottsfamily.ca
>> www.busesofthecorn.com
>>
>>
>> On 25-Jul-07, at 6:11 PM, David Etter wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Brendan:
>>>
>>>        It's like I've always said. There is a hierarchy to owning a
>>> Westy or VW Van.
>>> At the top of the heap are the 'Splitties' then come the 'Vanagon'
>>> models (arguments with the 'Bays' still arise here) then  the 'Bay
>>> Window' AND at the bottom of the list lie the Eurovans, (Phew! open
>>> the windows in here)
>>
>>> SNIP
>>
>>>        The Bays would have locked into second place with their
>>> air-cooled engine but the Vanagon model was such an improvement in
>>> space and interior design plus the loss of the split window was to
>>> lose any collector's value.
>