Well, Jeff, I own the thing because it is the only camper of its type there is, and because I had romantic notions about one back in my hippy days when I couldn't afford it.  Eurovan doesn't count, not enough clearance to safely drive off of pavement, and seems more like a minivan than anything else.

Despise it?  No, but I am bemused at folks who seem to have love affairs with a particular type of vehicle.  After all, it is an object, not a being.  A difficult object at that.

But maybe some folks fail to see the humor in my observations.  After all, it is subtle.

BTW, I have already received a number of private emails agreeing with my observation, and suggesting that the observation will either be ignored or that I will get negative criticism for making it.  We'll see.

David Mc

---- Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> I mean no offense here - but I cannot think of a better way to word this:
>
> I think that the experience you describe had a lot to do with the wording
> you chose when you were criticizing.
>
> I think that a lot of people had a hard time telling from some of your posts
> why you owned a Vanagon at all - and I only say that because your wording
> really made it look like you despised the thing.
>
> Just my .02
>
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Interesting.  Seems there is an in crowd that can criticize the
> > dependability of Vanagons.  Others of us, not a part of the in crowd, get
> > jumped whenever we point out the beasts difficulties.  We usually are
> > accused of not practicing proper maintenance, which in my case at least is
> > definitely not true.  Some can even criticize the dependability due to
> > inherent design flaws, and yet whenever one of the "out bunch" questions
> > reliability, those same ones will lay into that person and his or her
> > maintenance practices.  Just sayin ............ .
> >
> > David Mc
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus