And you did not spot his van parked in the lot when you pulled in?  Was your "Vanagon radar" not functioning that day?
 
Stephen

--- On Wed, 10/19/11, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon envy?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 10:37 AM

I was buying a bike rack at REI in Nashville and I asked the extremely young
salesman how he knew it would fit. He said "come on" and I followed him to
the parking lot where he showed me the same rack on the back of his vanagon.
He said "what I like best about this car is that when I pull up at an
intersection and look around, I know that most people want what I am
driving, no matter what they are driving."

Jim

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>wrote:

> I've been noticing  a greater percentage of folks turning their heads as I
> drive by them in my old rust bucket 90 GL.  It could be that they're staring
> that their perception of trash, or it could be envy.  It doesn't seem to
> matter whether i have kayaks or canoes on top or just the plain old van, it
> seems that all generations are looking at this thing in a new light.  Since
> we have cirtually no slitties or Bay Windows in the area that regularly
> drive on the streets, I guess the T-3 is the new Vintage van to gawk at.....
>
> DM&FS
>
>
> At 09:15 PM 10/18/2011, J Stewart wrote:
>
>> <SIGH> My wife is in perfect health, and she HATES camping in the VW , or
>> actually just camping, period! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
>> > Reminds me of the time I had the garage door open, with Lola parked
>> > comfortably inside, and an elderly gentlemen knocked on my door and
>> > asked me if my van was for sale. As I had just purchased her, the
>> > answer was no. After further conversing with him, found out his wife
>> > was in poor health and he wanted to introduce her to the joys of VW
>> > camping. I really didn't think that was wise, but found the sentiment
>> > touching. I hope I never get too old to camp in my Lola!
>> > Ellen
>> > Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI
>> > TWO camping cats LOL
>> > ‘Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When
>> > you
>> > realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.’
>>
>> > ~Lao Tzu
>> > > Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:57:15 -0600
>> > > From: ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM
>> > > Subject: Vanagon envy?
>> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > >
>> > > Hi all me again, I was out at my westy earlier to make sure my
>> > > sliding door
>> > > window was the exact one minus the screen in my old door to ship to
>> > > another
>> > > listmember when I noticed a business card under my wiper that said
>> > > "call if
>> > > for sale " on it which flattered me due the fact it was a mess
>> > > almost
>> > > scrapped before I saved Velma and put about$3k in
>> > > body/paint/canvass. So I
>> > > called the gentleman to find out with his family went to Alaska this
>> > > summer
>> > > and seen a bunch of westys/weekenders and wants one, maybe a list
>> > > member or
>> > > few!!! I regrettingly informed him Velma wasn't for sale but!!!!!!
>> > > To look
>> > > at the samba and a few vendors for information on purchasing and
>> > > accesorizing one! We may have a new owner of the vanagon/family!!!
>> > >
>> > > Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
>>
>