Currently have a '90 Multivan being brought back from the land of
"Bubba". The cooling system was a collection of galvanized & copper
fittings, oil cooler leak, vent hoses broken, leaky fuel lines, etc...
but it still ran quite well. Is now a much happier camper.

On 12/6/2014 10:12 AM, Greg Childs wrote:
> It could have been a '79 that I believe I purchased in the fall of
> '78, but I just don't remember. I do remember how dependable it was.
>
> My first new car as a young man was a '69 Kombi Sportsmobile camper,
> then a '74 "Safare" hightop camper, then the Champagne Edition,
> followed by the '90 Multivan and current '91 Syncro Camper. The
> Multivan was my favorite!
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     Subject: Re: I love Vanagons
>     From: "Nij.tp.vanaru" <nij.tp.vanaru@GMAIL.COM
>     <mailto:nij.tp.vanaru@GMAIL.COM>>
>     Date: Sat, December 06, 2014 9:54 am
>     To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>
>     Technical 1979
>
>
>     Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® 3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>     <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Stacy
>     Schneider <vwcrewman@COMCAST.NET <mailto:vwcrewman@COMCAST.NET>>
>     </div><div>Date:12/06/2014 12:28 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To:
>     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>     </div><div>Cc: </div><div>Subject: Re: I love Vanagons </div><div>
>     </div> 78 would be a Bay window bus, 80 is the first year for
>     Vanagon .
>
>     On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Greg Childs
>     <Greg@gregorychilds.com <mailto:Greg@gregorychilds.com>> wrote:
>
>     > In 1980 I used my '78 Vanagon to move from Michigan to
>     California. My
>     > upright piano just fit along the driver's side with the back
>     seat out and
>     > stored inside along with all my worldly possessions. My
>     girlfriend was
>     > copilot and her English Setter rode in his kennel up high behind the
>     > passenger's seat. A converted boat trailer carried camping gear
>     and my '75
>     > Honda Goldwing motorcycle. Only had to use first gear once
>     crossing the
>     > Rockies. Finally let this dependable friend go with 280,000
>     miles when I
>     > purchased my '90 Multivan.
>     >
>     > Greg in San Diego
>     > '91 Syncro Camper
>     >
>     > -------- Original Message --------
>     > Subject: Re: I love Vanagons
>     > From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM
>     <mailto:bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>>
>     > Date: Sat, December 06, 2014 8:55 am
>     > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>     >
>     > 20 80-pound bags of concrete for a porch steps project hauled
>     home in my
>     > Westy, with the other 10 riding home in the Mopar minivan.
>     >
>     > Stephen
>     > --------------------------------------------
>     > On Sat, 12/6/14, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM
>     <mailto:jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>> wrote:
>     >
>     > Subject: Re: I love Vanagons
>     > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>     > Date: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 9:45 AM
>     >
>     > I hauled 1500 lbs of plaster from
>     > ANCHORAGE, AK through the mountains to
>     > KENAI, AK in my '85 GL. Didn't go fast, but was steady.
>     > SMILES!
>     >
>     > John
>     > On Dec 5, 2014 8:55 PM, "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net
>     <mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net>>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     > > Twelve foot plank in a fifteen foot vehicle with a foot
>     > to
>     > > spare...makes me smile all over.
>     > >
>     > > Yours,
>     > >
>     > > --
>     > > David Beierl -- dbeierl@attglobal.net
>     <mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net>
>     > >
>     >
>     >
>
>
>     --
>     1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels.
>     Oldest son is an Eagle scout.
>