Hmm...I can't believe a boyquota van has a better turning radius than a vanagon.�
Tell your head to scratch that from the equation.

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From: Mark Hineline <hineline@HELIX.UCSD.EDU>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 1:33:03 PM
Subject: Heart vs. Head

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