Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims" — VANAGON archives · Gerry

David Bjorkman · 2013-04-12T14:55:31.000Z

Hi Jeff ; I thought I said that. Creature comforts, safety, etc, etc,. When I went from a bus to a vanagon, I thought the vanagons were ugly. Those low taillights , that box, not rounded, shape, the interior not made of real wood. Now, I would not likely go back. How are you gonna get them back on the farm after they've seen Pariee ? Dave B. On 04/12/13, J Stewart comcast .net> wrote: Wow , have to respectfully disagree with your comments about the Vanagon ! IMHO, it was the first real " civilized " van VW made! I was just talking about this with my 20 yr old daughter the other day. I know so many guys (myself included) who started out in their teens or early 20 's driving Splitties , then graduated to Bay window buses, then as we aged, the comforts of a Vanagon (better ride, REAL heat, a/ c , etc) became more important to us. I know one guy who was a die hard air cooled fan who know drives a Vanagon . I remember him telling me about the first time he drove one, and how comfortable they were compared to earlier buses. And if I was going to in a head on collision, I'd much rather be in a Vanagon than Splittie or a Bay. Just my .02 Jeff Jeff Stewart I must admit, I never really liked the name " Vanagon ", nor did I think it looked better than my "real" VW busses. I also thought the powerplant was poorly designed and underpowered . There is much one can do to a dual port, air cooled, VW boxer to increase output and remain supremely reliable or at least easily fixable . But, I must admit, there are a few real creature comforts and safety upgrades that come with a Vanagon (how did I ever live without a fridge and running water?!?!) and I have learned to love 'em. After all, they are a bus at heart and in heritage and one can work on them, a feature that always impressed me with the Volkswagen product. Dave B. On 04/12/13, Don Hanson wrote: Ya , but I bet if you drove a real VW bus you wouldn't go callin it a Vanagon , woodja ? On Thu , Apr 11, 2013 at 1:42 PM, David Bjorkman ddbjorkman @ verizon .net >wrote: > Hey, wait a minute. I call my Vanagon "The Bus" > > Dave B. > > > On 04/11/13, Don Hanson ** wrote: > > > error....motor for engine?...Bus for Vanagon ?... > > > >

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Subject:	Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
From:	David Bjorkman
Date:	Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:55:31 -0500

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Hi</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Jeff</SPAN>;</DIV><DIV>I thought I&nbsp;said that.&nbsp; Creature comforts,&nbsp;safety, etc, etc,.</DIV><DIV>When I went from a bus to a&nbsp;vanagon, I thought the vanagons&nbsp;were ugly.&nbsp; Those low <SPAN class=misspelled>taillights</SPAN>, that box, not rounded, shape, the interior not&nbsp;made of real wood. </DIV><DIV>Now, I would not likely go back.&nbsp; How are you <SPAN class=misspelled>gonna</SPAN> get them back on the farm after they've seen <SPAN class=misspelled>Pariee</SPAN>?</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 04/12/13, <SPAN>J <SPAN class=misspelled>Stewart</SPAN><FONMAN4277@<SPAN class=misspelled>comcast</SPAN>.net&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000"><P><SPAN class=misspelled>Wow</SPAN>, have to respectfully disagree with your comments about the <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN>! IMHO, it was the first real "<SPAN class=misspelled>civilized</SPAN>" van VW made! I was just talking about this with my 20 <SPAN class=misspelled>yr</SPAN> old daughter the other day. I know so many guys (myself included) who started out in their teens or early 20<SPAN class=misspelled>'s</SPAN> driving <SPAN class=misspelled>Splitties</SPAN>, then graduated to Bay window buses, then as we aged, the comforts of a <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> (better ride, REAL heat, a/<SPAN class=misspelled>c</SPAN>, etc) became more important to us. I know one guy who was a die hard air cooled fan who know drives a <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN>. I remember him telling me about the first time he drove one, and how comfortable they were compared to earlier buses. And if I was going to in a head on collision, I'd much rather be in a <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> than <SPAN class=misspelled>Splittie</SPAN> or a Bay.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Just my .02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <SPAN class=misspelled>Jeff</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><BR><BR>&nbsp;</P><DIV><SPAN name="x"></SPAN><DIV><DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: bookman old style,new york,times,serif"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><SPAN class=misspelled>Jeff</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Stewart</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><BR></SPAN></DIV></DIV><SPAN name="x"></SPAN><BR></DIV><HR id=zwchr><BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;I must admit, I never really liked the name "<SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN>", nor did I think it looked better than my "real" VW busses.&nbsp; I also thought the <SPAN class=misspelled>powerplant</SPAN> was poorly designed and <SPAN class=misspelled>underpowered</SPAN>.&nbsp; There is much one can do to a dual port, air cooled, VW boxer to increase output and remain supremely reliable or at least easily <SPAN class=misspelled>fixable</SPAN>.&nbsp; But, I must admit, there are a few real creature comforts and safety upgrades&nbsp;that come with a <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> (how did I ever live without a <SPAN class=misspelled>fridge</SPAN> and running water?!?!) and I have learned to love 'em.&nbsp; After all, they are a bus at heart and in heritage and one can work on them, a feature that always impressed me with the <SPAN class=misspelled>Volkswagen</SPAN> product.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;<SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 04/12/13, <SPAN>Don <SPAN class=misspelled>Hanson</SPAN></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000"><SPAN class=misspelled>Ya</SPAN>, but I bet if you drove a real VW bus you wouldn't go <SPAN class=misspelled>callin</SPAN> it a<BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN>, <SPAN class=misspelled>woodja</SPAN>?<BR><BR><BR>On <SPAN class=misspelled>Thu</SPAN>, <SPAN class=misspelled>Apr</SPAN> 11, 2013 at 1:42 PM, <SPAN class=misspelled>David</SPAN> <SPAN class=misspelled>Bjorkman</SPAN> <A class=parsedEmailparsedEmail href="mailto:ddbjorkman@verizon.net" target=_blank><SPAN class=misspelled>ddbjorkman</SPAN>@<SPAN class=misspelled>verizon</SPAN>.net</A>&gt;wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; Hey, wait a minute. I call my <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN> "The Bus"<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; <SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; On 04/11/13, Don <SPAN class=misspelled>Hanson</SPAN>** wrote:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; error....motor for engine?...Bus for <SPAN class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN>?...<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV></DIV></div>

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