It was a BIIIIIIIG parking lot.

Still is.

: )

Jim

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:

> 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<http://us.mc1106.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=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<http://us.mc1106.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
> >> > > Subject: Vanagon envy?
> >> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<http://us.mc1106.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?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
> >>
> >
>
>