We've never been pulled over, one was our family car, a Wolfsburg for 10
years.  And now the Syncro for 5 years.  They do not look funky, all the
exterior was always in good shape, that could be a factor.  Only exception
is when I let the registration lapse for a couple of weeks, a CHP was right
behind me, and got a fix-it ticket.

The main event was being on tour in the 70s, 2 of us guys, long hair.  The
vehicle was a '66 Chevy van, with "mags" and lots of exterior mods
appropriate to the period.  We were coming back into the US from Canada in
Minnesota, after the drive from Michigan north of Lake Superior.  The border
guard asks "what is your business in the US".  Response, "duh, I don't know,
we are just kinda driving to California".  Secondary search for 2 hours, the
2 of us inside the building for strip search and even the bend-over!  They
found nothing, sent us on our way.  Man was that a lesson -- brutal honesty
is not always the best policy, and a little more positive spin helps
everyone!  And being a US citizen offers no guarantee of better treatment at
the border.

Roland