-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Chris S.
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 3:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"

Better lights? Get 7'' round buckets from an earlier Vanagon and stick some e-code headlights in it. 
Maybe just replace the worn out weather beaten lights. They do not last forever.

14 mpg? Must be an automatic. Replace with a manual gearbox. 
Syncros tend to get the worst economy. Autos should 16-18 on the highway at reasonable speeds. 

As for brakes at least get them working right. You may be surprised at how well they should work.

Dennis
 

And now you have a perfect vehicle. 

Chris.

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Dnia Dec 30, 2011 o godz. 15:01 David M <covrambles@YAHOO.COM> napisał(a):

> Here's what I'd like to improve on the Vanagon:
> Better lights - they are pathetic
> Better brakes
> Much better fuel consumption (14 mpg from a 2.1L is truly awful) Thats 
> about it, otherwise its damn near perfect.
> 
> PS. I don't pay anything extra to be cool - I'm just naturally that way.
> 
> -David ('87 Wolfsburg)
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 12/30/11, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> From: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Friday, December 30, 2011, 12:41 PM
> 
> I'm in Dave's camp on this one too.   If there were such a vehicle with
> similar
> practical features, I'd get one assuming it was reasonably priced.
> Especially
> if it were equipped with an engine more powerful e.g. hybrid/gas or
> diesel.   There
> just isn't a viable alternative made yet...   unfortunately.
> 
> Ditto on the good sentiments of the list folks....
> 
> Steven
> 91 Westy
> 
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't have a VW camper because others think it is "cool," or 
>>> because I do.  I have it because it is a tool to make camping 
>>> practical for an
>> aging,
>>> crusty old nut and a not always well wife.  It is that simple, and 
>>> if
>> there
>>> were a comparable, but more reliable vehicle, I would have that.  I 
>>> also would not bother myself with whether it was a VW, a Ford, a 
>>> Toyota, or whatever.  In fact, being a long-time anti-cool 
>>> curmudgeon, a Toyota
>> would
>>> likely be more fitting to my tastes.
>>> 
>> 
>> Interesting.  If there were an equivalent vehicle but more reliable, 
>> available at the same price, I suppose might go with it too, just 
>> because I am so useless at repairs.
>> 
>> But frankly, one of the big reasons I wouldn't want to change brands 
>> is because of all you folks out there.  Being part of the vanagon 
>> community made living in my van a totally different experience from 
>> simply being on the road.  I didn't know about the vanagon community 
>> when I got my van, but realizing that I'd become part of this group 
>> of people, and wanting to stay part of this group, is a big reason 
>> why I stick with my van now despite all the problems.
>> 
>> I don't mean to sound sappy - but it's true!  So thanks, guys.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Joy
>>