I pat Detlef, the 84 Westy, on the dash, after any good long trip, for a
great job on an original un-rebuilt 1.9 engine after 167k miles.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-& always say "knock on wood"

On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Vanagon <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dogs count. Sentient: able to sense or feel things.
>
> Cars, not so much.
>
> Sent from my 1963 maroon and cream 702B Western Electric Princess phone.
>
> > On Aug 1, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
> >
> > Must be tough being a dog at the McNeely house ;-)
> >
> >> On 01-Aug-2014, at 11:11, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >>
> >> I never pet objects, not my shoes, not my vehicle, not my canoe, not a
> piece of furniture. I reserve petting for sentient beings.  mcneely
> >>
> >> ---- "dofunk@yahoo.com" <dofunk@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >>> After any drive with our van of more than say 2.5 hrs I usually give"
> her" a pat on the dash and say thanks and good job....oddly I also touch
> the tred on the front wheel from time to time as if to pet a paw!
> >> We do,love our syncro!
> >> Brady.....
> >>
> >> Sent from... Wow just about anywhere!
> >>
> >>
> >> ------ Original message------
> >> From: Roland
> >> Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2014 8:06 PM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM;
> >> Subject: Do you ever pat your Vanagon on the head and say thanks?
> >>
> >> Last week we went to Big Bear for a few days from San Diego.  It isn't
> all
> >>> that far, typically only 2.5-3 hours, but with stops and traffic it was
> >>> about 5 hours.   This time we had our grandson with us, and going
> through
> >>> the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino, etc.) was at over 100
> degrees
> >>> in evening rush hour.  The climb to Big Bear is to straight up to
> 6,000 ft,
> >>> with some steep grades.   I was able to keep at about 50-55 mph in 3rd;
> >>> many people waved or flashed "thank you" when I used the pull-outs to
> let
> >>> them by.
> >>>
> >>> We hadn't been on a trip with the Vanagon for some time, and I only
> did a
> >>> few basic checks.   So I was a bit worried, always planning how I would
> >>> handle a breakdown.  High temps, no air conditioning, very heavy
> >>> stop-and-go traffic for dozens of miles.    But it was all smooth
> sailing,
> >>> not even an oil buzzer!
> >>>
> >>> Back at home, I patted her on the dashboard and said thank you!   I
> thought
> >>> for a moment that she replied with a front suspension creak but ......
> >>>
> >>> Roland
> >>> '89 Syncro
> >>
> >> --
> >> David McNeely
>

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Tom Buese