So true, but my wife is a Vanagon newbie.  I only realized she was in 2nd when we got in the fwy and the car was straining!

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> On Jul 15, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> A true Vanagon owner/operator is so in tune s/he doesn't need a lamp for
> such.  S/He just feels it into the right spot.
> ;-)
> 
>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 9:01 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ​Lights On The Shift Lever for Automatic
>> There is lighting from below that does a good job of illuminating the
>> letters in the dark.  To make it easier to see the position of the shift
>> lever itself I painted a white stripe down the side of the lever.  One hint
>> if you do this.  Make sure you are on the level and set the hand brake.
>> Then, when you paint the stripe (mask off with blue tape) move the lever
>> all the way to the rear.  All of the lever is then exposed to paint the
>> stripe on it.
> 
> 
> 
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> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky)
> '86 Vanagon (SaVannah)
> '08 170" 2500 Mega Roof Sprinter (Moby)
> '90 Westfalia Subagon
> Fulltiming since August 2008
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