Funny I has a 72 and just 'upgraded' to an 82 AC Westy, because I wanted the pop top and the greater room than the ol Bay for camping with my now bigger family. But I too feel weird calling it a Bus or even waving to 'real' Bus drivers. I dont know why I feel that way, officially it still feels like a bus but deep down I know it is not as cool looking as the ol Bus was.
But then again I also feel like the WC crowd judges me too since it may not be considered at 'real' Vanagon :) since it is an AC
 
Am I  a man with no family or should I be accepted by both groups..... or maybe I will just buy a Nissan Quest (what!?) :)

 

> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:09:27 -0700
> From: wolzphoto@Q.COM
> Subject: Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> We have a Westy and a DoKa. We used to also have a bus, an '88.
> 
> Come to think of it, I used to have another bus, a '62; 27 mph up the hill
> from Phoenix to Flagstaff, till I installe a 009 dizzy and an extractor
> exhaust that my mom didn't like. Then it made a full 32mph!
> 
> I tend to remember my old vehicles fondly. The scars of unreliability lack
> of temperature control, etc. are largely forgotten, unless I really stop to
> consider whether I'd want another '68 Squareback, or Quantum, or ...
> 
> Yep, mostly pretty darned good vehicles, unless I remember too hard.
> 
> Karl
> 
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> |Rob
> |Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:34 AM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
> |
> |At 8/26/2010 07:21 AM, Greg Potts wrote:
> |>Hi Paul,
> |>
> |>Dunno if I am becoming less of a bus guy really, but I certainly am
> |>becoming more of a Vanagon guy. Which is awkward to admit since there's a
> |>current thread on another list that is debating the use of the term "bus"
> |>to describe a Vanagon.
> |
> |My '84 is a bus, my '87 was a bus, my '79 was a bus, my '71 was a
> |bus, my '63 was a bus and both my '59's were buses. I'm a VW bus
> |kinda guy... not sure how I'll feel about it if get an EV.
> |
> |Seriously, driving my '84 Vanagon feels like driving any of the buses
> |I've had over the years. Well the window does roll down and it didn't
> |on the 59-63 years, which is why I bought the '71. I was in Hawaii
> |with the 79 and moving to Chicago, I was looking for heater
> |boxes/engine for the '79 when I saw the ad for the 86 syncro Vanagon.
> |That was my first Vanagon, it had real heat but it was still a bus
> |when I drove it.
> |
> |Drive your Vanagon Greg and call it a bus, it still is.
> |
> |
> |
> |Rob
> |
> |becida@comcast.net
> |Western Washington State, USA