I agree.

I've often thought the guv'ment is more likely to do the imminent
(ecologial) domain thing to us'n's long before the fuel is too expensive,
design obsoleted or otherwise.

On 6/4/08, David Wilhite <dlwilhite@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I imagine that the gov't before long will come up with some sort of
> standard, be it safety or emissions, etc., that older cars (i.e., vanagons)
> do not meet and we won't be able to drive them unless we pay some sort of
> extra tax, which would make it far too expensive to own and force us all to
> buy "newer" vehicles making our Vanagons worthless.
>
> I'm sure it would be sold as "good for our environment", "socially
> concious", "good for the economy", "to reduce our dependency", "bring jobs
> to America", or some other rhetoric like that.
>
> David Wilhite
> 84' Westy
> Middle TN
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Jeff @ Autostadt West" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
>
> > I agree!
> >
> > Your Westies are now completely useless...
> >
> > Please send me your information and I will pay you the scrap value of the
> > metal in your Westy.
> >
> > Syncro's are worth an extra $50 due to the increased weight.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > www.scrap_your_westy.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:36 AM, Bernie wrote:
> >
> > snip
> >
> >
> > > I don't believe 4 dollar gas is here to stay either because we are
> going
> > to
> > > 8 dollar a gallon gas and quicker than most would believe. As I
> indicated
> >
> > snip
> >
> >
> > > I do believe at 10 dollar's a gallon then camping across the country
> > burning
> > > fossil fuels in a vanagon may become a thing of the past.
> > > As much as I love to be on the road in my westy it seems to me there is
> > > a point at which you say this don't not make sense anymore even if I
> > > can afford the gas.
> >
> > snip
> >
> > > In Europe they pay over 10 dollars a gallon but there drive small
> diesels
> > > and
> > > not SUV's.
> > > Just my two cents.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bernie
> > > Vancouver
> > >
>

--
Neil
'82 Diesel Westy
Peace of