Whenever someone argues my car is less than practical I have but one thing
to say....
"Ya? Well where do you cook YOUR pancakes?"

Go with the car that can cook pancakes.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
> >
>