Think how happy (crazy) the guy (or gal) is that bought Jim's bus.

Not too many things quite as exciting as taking delivery of a new bus!

He's probably sitting in it right now, smiling.

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.com

On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:12 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Westy sold, sanity veers...
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 6:56 PM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
> > He ditched the Vanagon and kept the sailboats, one being 37 years old, in
> > order to keep sane. Ha ha, hee hee, snicker snicker, grin.....
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> > Kevin Gilbert
> > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:41 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Westy sold, sanity returns
> >
> > Well, I'm tempted to offer a bit of a smart aleck comment, but, as I
> > look out on a white and gray landscape and see my breath...
> >
> >
> > On Jan 31, 2010, at 6:20 PM, Jim Cochran wrote:
> >
> >> Hi list,
> >> Today I delivered my '86 Westy to a local buyer here in San Carlos,
> >> Sonora, Mexico.
> >> It's a pretty good van, now, with 600 miles on a good 2.1 rebuild,
> >> fuel tank fixed and front wheel bearings, new fire extinguisher and
> >> the usual... new Temp II sensor. Price? $9,000 cash.
> >>
> >> I still have a 1971 Bay that has a variety of problems, but I'm
> >> going to park it until I get back from sailing, sometime in June. In
> >> the meantime, I'll be sitting in the cockpit of my Morgan sloop
> >> watching the lovelies swim in their tiny bikinis, painting
> >> watercolors and playing my guitar, sipping iced beverages down near
> >> the Guatemalan border.
> >>
> >> If I need a car, I will buy a Nissan.
> >> If I need a headache, I will buy a Vanagon.
> >>
> >> Adios, and thanks for helping me get this far.
> >> Love and good fortune to you all.
> >>
> >> Jim C
> >> Mexico
> >> 71 Bay Window (The Bing)
> >> 73 Morgan 33 sloop (Bliss)
> >> 87 Morgan 44 sloop (The Green Flash)
> >
>