Like Vanagons because:

   - In the 70s I wanted a van, and picked a '66 Chevy 6 cylinder, but
   decked out with a custom paint, bed in the back, sound system, cool cragar
   mags (this was a mistake, should have gotten a VW bus).
   - By coincidence with no particular mission, we picked our family car to
   be an '89 Wolfsburg.  Wonderful fun taking kids on field trips, family
   camping, good gas mileage.  It was truely our family car until '99 when my
   wife wanted to be like the other soccer moms and that meant Expedition (or
   Suburban).  So all our kids grew up with a vanagon for 10 years of their
   lives.
   - I now have a Syncro, and almost always choose to putz around town in
   that vs. the other choices.

Bottom line: the Vanagon can do anything.

Roland