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Subject:Re: Friday: What's the perfect second car for Vanagon owners?
From:Tom Buese
Date:Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:43:35 -0400

When looking for another vehicle, I naturally got another Vanagon, already
got the 2WD Westy, but everyone needs a more practical vehicle, & for moi,
it was a syncro doka!  YMMV

Mr. BZ-2 is better than 1

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 12:36 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> RE the Prius: Yes, compared to the Vanagon, I don't see why they bother to
> put an opening hood on the car.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > I suspect there are as many different needs for transportation among
> > Vanagon owners as among the car owning public at large.  For me, the
> Toyota
> > Prius I have couldn't be better, of extant and available vehicles.  It is
> > virtually maintenance free, gets extremely good gas mileage, and is
> > reasonably roomy. I have two car seats in it to accommodate my grandkids,
> > yet can haul quite a bit of stuff.  Priuses have proven their longevity
> by
> > now.  Mine has 140K miles and is going strong.
> >
> > Of course, the virtually maintenance free part would be a bit much for
> > most Vanagon owners.  A Vanagon owner who doesn't have to fiddle with
> this,
> > modify that, fix this other in order to use the vehicle would be sort of
> > lost.  Or bored.
> >
> > David McNeely
> >
>

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Tom Buese

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