I lived in the bay area most my life 38 years? Im shocked how the
driving habits have changed, dont miss it!!
Slow lane lol, slow stay right? Huh.

I enjoy driving vw's but in calie its not
Good anymore.. Yeah they are flooding oregon now.. Ahhhh..

Vegas diffrent story.

Joe

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On Feb 21, 2009, at 5:23 PM, David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Mark, I know. There are still a lot of them out there. But I used
> to see a lot in my neighborhood and at work. But not any more.
> I am in the Bay Area. I probably should have said that.
>
> David
>
>
> --- On Sat, 2/21/09, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> From: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
>> Subject: Re: They're GIVING Vanagons away in San Diego!
>> To: "David Kao" <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
>> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:18 PM
>> Come on now, mostly disappeared? I see them every day and I
>> don't mean just the same few ones or any of mine either.
>> I can show you where at least 15 different ones are within a
>> 2 mile radius of my house. Almost any time I go to a major
>> store I see one or more.
>>
>> Mark
>> San Diego
>>
>> David Kao wrote:
>>> These days most cars in California are muscle monsters
>> and speedy
>>> sporty imports. In the South Bay Area unofficial
>> freeway commuting
>>> speed is 80 MPH. When I commute in my 2001 V6 30V
>> Passat I definitely
>>> need to yield and move to 2nd lane from the first if I
>> coast at 80 MPH.
>>> If I drive my Vanagon I won't consider moving from
>> the 3rd lane into
>>> the 2nd even if I can cruise at 75 MPH. The 4th lane
>> belongs to big
>>> rigs and old people (probably including unca joel if
>> he comes to
>>> California). There is a 5th lane in sections of
>> freeway where there is
>>> major ramp out to or from another major freeway. It is
>> frequently used
>>> for speedy passing when people get frustrated by the
>> cars ahead of them.
>>>
>>> I believe this is a factor why Vanagons have mostly
>> disappeared from
>>> California. Maybe they have moved out to the country
>> or near state
>>> or national parks. Some of them do end up in the junk
>> yard even they
>>> look like the one on the ad in San Diego. It is not
>> unusual that there
>>> is rarely any rust on them. Most of them have damaged
>> bumpers and
>>> perhaps some repairable dents on the chassis. Whenever
>> the engine
>>> or the tranny quits the owner tends to unload it for
>> $500 in exahnge
>>> of a free tow to the junk yard. Price rarely goes
>> below $500 or above
>>> that (I may be flamed by this).
>>>
>>> .................