I wonder at times if - at least here in Alabama -  the difference is
because of more red necks here that farther west?? LOL! You know - a
pick-um-up truck to drive, a beer in the hand, a blond under the arm,
and a rifle/shotgun on the rack behind the seat, and a 'coon hound in
the truck bed.  Hardly gets any better than that around here. ( yeah,
yeah, yeah - I know, stereotyping again, but after watching a round of
Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy I can't help but wonder) <grin>

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Sudhir Desai wrote:
> <sarcasm>I believe it to have something to do with the Vanagon being
> seen as wrong (like the corvair). So it would make sense that less
> Vanagons can be seen on the 'right' coast. ;) </sarcasm>
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:34 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>
>> What is it with Vanagons and the East Coast vs the West Coast. Here in
>> Alabama I associate with the east coast, and Vanagons are few and far
>> between. I rarely ever see a Vanagon in the Birmimgham area - although I
>> do see them. I can go months and not see a one. When I was in Santa Fe
>> there were quite a few. But from discussions, the left coast is where
>> they are in great numbers. What differences in attitudes might have
>> created such a phenomenon - few on the right coast, more on the left coast?
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
>> Matthew Snook wrote:
>>
>>> I spent the day not looking for Westies.  I parked my mobile office ('84
>>> Westy) and did some writing at the Mt. Tabor park, relaxed by playing
>>> dobro
>>> at a Gypsy Jazz jam session on Division Street in the evening, and parked
>>> overnight at a friend's house, all in SE Portland.  I've never seen so
>>> many
>>> Westies and other vanagons!  (My friend -another musician- even drives a
>>> stripped out diesel Vanagon.)  So I got to wondering, what is the Westy
>>> Mecca?  Where is the highest density of vanagons to be found?  I know it's
>>> a
>>> rhetorical question.  Just wondering where folks seem to see the most
>>> Westies and Vanagons.  :)
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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