Two words that will satisfy both heart & head: "Engine Conversion"

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 16:33, Mark Hineline <hineline@helix.ucsd.edu> wrote:
> In a month or so I'm going to sell my 2001 VW GTI (1.8 liter) so that
> I can buy one of two vehicles. The heart wants a hardtop Vanagon (it
> actually wants a Syncro Westfalia, but the heart isn't writing the
> check). The head says no, get a mid- to late-80s van produced by a
> Japanese automaker. First syllable rhymes with "boy." Second and third
> syllables rhyme with "quota."
>
> The head argues: good heat and air conditioning. An engine that will
> last hundreds of thousands of miles. More power in proportion to mass.
> Same relationship between the driver and the sheet metal in front of
> the vehicle. Radiator and engine are in the same county. Fabulous
> turning radius. No real need for the added interior volume.
>
> Heart says: yeah, but you'll still want a Vanagon.
>
> Anyone have any arguments that the head will listen to?
>
> Mark Hineline
>