I concur wholeheartedly. My Westy is my daily driver, dog transporter, camping, hunting, exploring?and music?festival vehicle. Basically other than going to work everyday, my van is transport vehicle to better times and places. I have a family history of high blood pressure and mine is perfect. I attribute that to my daily drives in it. Now if I could just convince my health insurance provider to pay for the maintnance instead of maintenance meds...
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David Clarkson
90 Westy

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 5:04 pm
Subject: Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon

I know it is a little off-topic...but here goes. 
 
 
My van relaxes me. 
 
I cannot take the dog in the wife's car. 
I cannot drive w/o a/c if I want to unless I am by myself(in the other 
car). 
I can't wave to folks while driving the wife's Mazda even tho it's really 
fast and fun and looks cool.  I still feel like a girl while driving it. 
I went to the doctor cuz I had an irregular heartbeat. Prescribed rest, 
vacation, herbal remedy and some Xanax. 
Retested after taking the day off and driving the van to the beach and back 
and passed the stress test w/o taking anything, except the herbal stuff. 
You do the math. 
Michael in San Antonio 
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 
 
BTW-Just sayiing this cuz I really think the van is more than transportation 
but a way of thinking. (And i'm just driving a GL. Wait till I get a Syncro 
Westy w/o Fridge).