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Subject:Re: Advice about buying a bug
From:Michael Sullivan
Date:Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:33:40 -0500

Ha!
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> A Vanagon is often times a hybrid... runs on gas and diesel (when on the
> flatbed tow truck).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> BenT Syncro
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:50 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Advice about buying a bug
>
> It was not the Prius comment itself that was a problem. As you might not
> have noticed your Prius related posting on April 8 was not commented upon.
> The guy you perceived to make have insulted to "Pius" drivers was still on
> topic and not telling people the whole world will be a lot better if you
> drive a Prius. Whether you agree or not, this moderator interprets that as
> a
> political message. Knowing the poster, it would seem to be the comment was
> made tongue in cheek.
>
> It might interest you to know that this moderator has two Prius hybrids in
> the family. In fact I'm sitting in one at the moment.
>
>
>
> BenT
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Alistair, we got jumped by the moderators for the Prius thread.  The
> > moderator's comment to the bug thread, when it was brought to his
> attention,
> > was, essentially, yeah, I noticed.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> > > prius, vanagon, bug.
> > >
> > > compare and contrast.
> > >
> > > ok now?
> > >
> > > alistair
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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