Along with this, the 18 MPG that many of the Vanagons get is the same, or
only slightly better than what some of the new pickups get....

A good friend of mine has a 1/2 ton chevy with 150,000 miles and it gets 17,
his Vanagon, gets 18-19.

On Jan 17, 2008 11:08 AM, Tom Boldway <jboldway@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 1/16/08, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:>> I was behind one of
> those leviathans recently carrying a single> drool-choked> hillbilly fresh
> off of his sister with the sticker in the rear window> "Burning gas and
> hauling ass."> Where I live, not only do the normal genetically-deficient
> rednecks drive> them, but white collar software engineer government workers
> have adopted> these silly-assed trucks as proof of manhood as well.
>
>
> Yes  there are jerks of all types but I'll bet one of those "drool-choked
> hillbilly fresh off of his sister" might just stop and give you a hand if
> you were broken down by the side of the road. Not all of those "hillbillies"
> are part of the cast of "Deliverance."
> If you take the attitude that most people are generally good, your life
> will be more enjoyable. ;~)
> Let's not bash folks here . . . .

--
Lee