Hmmm, no way in hell that I would do it these days, but in my murky past, I
did all sorts of crazy stuff like that.  I used to live in Texas and work in
Louisiana.  Drove back and forth between WA and there in an assortment of
vehicles, including a '78 BMW R80/7, '81 Scirocco S, '84 BMW 318i and '91
Chevy S10...none of which had working AC.  I was in my late twenties at the
time, so reason and logic weren't necessarily part of the equation.  Now
that I'm in my mid forties, I value my personal comfort far too much to put
up with that kind of nonsense...then again, there's no way I'd bother
driving a Vanagon that far, for the same reason.

On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:20 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well guys, i'm planning to pack my bags for the summer and head West from
> Pennsylvania to Nevada. Some people have pointed out to me that my van
> doesn't have AC and claim i should bring along a gallon of water and a shot
> gun, to kill myself soon after entering the area. I'm no stranger to
> driving
> with the windows down, but i'm curious to hear first hand experience from a
> vanagon driver without AC in a desert area......
>
> I have the option of driving a "car" with AC instead, but there's no fun in
> that!
>
> I've experienced plenty of 110* weather, but never drove in it, without
> A/C.
>
> Feel free to respond off-list if you don't want to clutter up peoples
> inboxes.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
>

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