How about one with Mad Magazine's mascot....Alfred E. Neuman, the "What, me
worry?" guy driving along in a Vanagon...

  Me, I no longer worry much about breakdowns of any kind...I think I have
had some epic ones already and survived em ok.   and I have certainly
driven along in blissful ignorance of potential catastrophic failure for
many many miles..
  My Vanagon, I especially don't have much concern because it is so simple
to fix...Now put me in a brand newish car with traction control, electronic
keys, four wheel steering and ABS/LSD/OBD whatever the heck....and when
something goes wrong with one of those....I'd be reaching for my bank card
after a flatbed to the 'automotive tech'....I think they've done that,
making vehicles really really complex, so that we'll buy the Extended
Warranty and toss the car when it's a couple of years old because changing
the spark plugs is more expensive than a new car.....well....slight
exaggeration...

   Now if I routinely drove through nasty urban areas I might worry a bit
more about breaking down...Wouldn't want to  have a problem on the LA
freeways or downtown Detroit...but I avoid those areas...

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 2:32 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> With all the "help needed" threads I read, and my increased Vanagon
> knowledge, I have to wonder how heavy that weighs into the worrying
> type mind.
>
> Bumper stickers yes. And T-shirts too! Maybe a Vanagon with cable ties
> and the like shown, but a worry free soul behind the wheel?
>
> Neil.
>
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Let�s order some stickers at Caf� Press!  I�m only just starting to
> follow
> > this advice myself (oil pressure gauge, oil analysis, no history with
> this
> > van but it runs like a champ, if a bit winded . . .).  But I�m going to
> die
> > someday too, so you have to stop worrying at some point and get on with
> it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Stuart
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
>
> '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
>
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
>