David,

I'm with you on that. I get far more utility out of my "lowly GL" than I
ever could from one of the other versions of a Vanagon - except possible
a Syncro - and even then with differences in maintenance and operating
costs my "lowly GL" still gives the best utility. It carries 7-8 people
inside out of the weather, 1000 lbs pallets of plaster inside out of the
weather, 4X8 sheets of plywood inside, queen size mattresses inside, 12
foot ladders, camping, - the list goes on and on. In my opinion there is
not another vehicle made today that matches it's utility. Even at stock
- it has just the right amount of power coupled to the 4-speed manual
tranny to get the job done. Maybe not a 100 miles an hour with your hair
on fire - but it happens. I would be hard put to be without my "lowly GL"!

John

On 4/17/2013 9:23 AM, David Bjorkman wrote:
> IMHO, there are no "lowly" Vanagons,