Ouch!  Man you folks are tough!  I give up.  I've only loved/owned Vanagons
since I bought a new one in '89 for my family, and we drove/camped for 10
years.  Sure... had a lapse for a couple of soccer-mom years when they all
pressured me to get something with less gas mileage.  Won't even mention the
assortment of prior livin' movers I had before I was supposed to become
"respectable".

The only disagreement I have with any of the opinions or suggestions is
someone who argued with "Nope".  Very insightful, thanks.

Can't tune in all the time.  So figured I'd become an advocate of something
that might help me to get "efficiently" more up to date (currently an '89
again I bought 3 years ago).

What is it with all the thrashing, it was just an idea.  Com'on...I am here
because it IS about the people, all of you, and the love of our vans, and
the freedom, and the culture, and you are it -- that's why we have our
Vanagons and are here.

Roland