hey Don,
I just made that comment about 'brazillian' vanagons to see if anyone was
paying attention.
The word I'm used to is 'gazillions' but bazillions is a normal slang term
too.

well, my airstream trailer isn't perfect, so I guess I'm not a # 1.

generalizations are always dangerous of course.
got a catagory for 'none of the above"  ?

we could stay that vanagons are either in a state of deteriorating
further......
or of being cared for, serviced, and upgraded into 'more'.  Somewhere on
that scale - heading for 'forget it' .........or heading for 'loving care
and reburbishment and improvements.'
I'm on the 'care' end of the scale.  I  hate to see anything decent run into
the ground.
Vanagons are super worthy of taking care of and enjoying , while we still
can.

my bumper sticker says , on some of my cars :

"Proud to drive a car too old for the governement to be interested in
destroying it."

I would exepct a lot of vanagons are Hood River and Mt. Hood.
I'd be weireded out if I didn't see any around there this time of year.
they're 'a natural' for that area and how they are used there.  Cultural
Icon even.
scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt
Hood..

>  You've seen em..I'd guess maybe 2 out of 10 vanagons I see around belong
> in this category.  Remember the  types of vanagon owners mentioned a while
> back?
> 1.  The Go Westy type:  (not badmouthing anyone here, just casual
> observation from my perspective)  These folks want a Vanagon because
> they're
> so cool.. so not mainstream, and they want them perfect. These folks
> are like people who buy 'perfect' older Airstream trailers rather than
> brand new Prevost motorcoaches.
> 2.  The "round the world sailors".. These vanagon-eers always have some
> kinda project going, a couple of extra vans, an engine swap, a new solar
> power system...something that keeps them busy working on the
> vanagons..They
> love the 'process' of making it 'just right'. but they may never "leave
> the
> dock" because there is always just "one more thing that NEEDS to be
> finished..."
>  3. the All-rounder.(Probably the majority of Vanagon listers in this
> category).These have great vans, obviously well cared for and sometimes
> looking a little well-used...but as soon as they return home, they wash,
> repair, revise and then go on the road again, ASAP.   I am sorta in this
> category except I keep my van looking pretty dowdy..
> 4.  The 'Cripes, I wish I could afford a new Chrysler Van" but instead
> they  " gotta drive a crappy old VW'...These vans usually have a somewhat
> downscale look  (owners, too), usually a buncha dents and sit on their
> wheels(mandatory one hubcap gone) kinda crooked.  Often see for sale signs
> in them saying..."Slight oil leak"  or "needs work"  These people would
> (if
> they won the lottery) choose a Toyota Sienna over a Sprinter or a 45'
> fifth-wheel trailer with popouts over an Airstream..They may live in
> mobile
> homes or manufactured houses and sometimes have lottsa tats and metal
> stuck
> in their eyebrows, etc..  Their other car is probably a Camaro or a primer
> painted Chevy SS..maybe a pickup..
>
>  I'm sure there are other sub types or probably better more P.C. and
> 'sensitive' ways to describe *my* arbitrary ''groups'  but when you see
> 'Bazillions" (that is a new number, Scott, since Trillions are now
> "chump-change" according to our government budget numbers) of Vanagons
> quite
> often, you start to 'classify' them in your mind..to lump them into
> 'sub-groups' by type rather than by what model they are..
>
>  Don Hanson
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 3:29 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>> At 04:42 PM 8/8/2009, Don Hanson wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe 4  in the "Jeeze, I wish I had a new Crysler van instead"
>>> modality.
>>>
>>
>> What does that look like?  I'm having trouble imagining it, unless it's a
>> bumper sticker.
>>
>>
>>
>>  --
>> David Beierl - Providence RI USA --
>> http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>>