

| Subject: | Re: "A Volkswagen expert on your iPhone" |
| From: | Mark A Kippert |
| Date: | Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:38:02 -0500 |
I bought the app for the heck of it, even though I already own a Vanagon (turns out it's a buyers guide). As a Vanagon owner part of the Introduction did rub me the wrong way just a bit as it reads: "...whatever its suit of cloths, a Bus is still a Bus, and between the product of 1950 and 1979 (and to a lesser extent that of 1990) each is a Volkswagen and built in a similar style." Our Vanagon is, less, of a Bus? Less, of a Volkswagen? They also refer to the three generations of "widely recognized nicknames", the 'Splitties', 'Bay window' and "the unflattering title of 'Wedge'". Wedge?? I don't ever recall hearing a Vanagon called a Wedge. However as I got further into reading the app I realized it was written in the UK and most of the focus is on Europe. It's a neat little app (actually I'd call it a portable book), some nice pictures and videos, but if you already own a Bus, there's not much you're going to learn from it. Save your $3.99. Mark K 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD On Jan 17, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote: > Anybody see this? > > It bills the app as an "Expert on your iPhone" > > http://www.easier.com/64819-volkswagen-expert-iphone.html > > The Richard Copping mentioned in the article has written many books on VW > buses. > > > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "JoesVan" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
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