Kind of makes me want to park my Westy in Michael's hangar for a while to
see if it imparts
some of the "time-warp" influence on it too....

Steven
91 Westy (bought new too)

On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 3:56 AM, Michael Magnani <mfmagnani@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> Mike, thank you for the kind words and it was my great pleasure to
> meet you at the hangar last month.Our 1990 Westy (yes, purchased new,) has
> 110,000 camping miles on it. It's not our daily driver and it's been
> garaged (or hangared) in Southern California it's whole life. The van (but
> I still refer to it as The Bus out of habit) is my hobby. I'm always
> keeping after it, fussing with it, upgrading it, modifying it.My wife and I
> took our honeymoon in it, brought our daughter home from the hospital in it
> and will drive her to her wedding in it.I'm proud to be a Westy owner and
> honored to be a part of this awesome online group. I don't post often, but
> I read every single email that others send.And whether I'm working on the
> bus or the G650, I try to live by the motto a wise old mechanic shared with
> me: "The way I do anything is the way I do everything."Warm regards to you
> all,Mike Magnani
> 1990 2.1L Westy 4-speed manual2003 Jetta TDI Sportwagen 5-speed manual2014
> Jetta TDI Sportwagen 6-speed manual2014 Jetta TDI Sportwagen 6-speed auto
>
>     On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 9:36 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
> wrote:
>
>
>  As for pictures, I'm fascinated by cameras, and other techy stuff, like
> aircraft and motorcycles, that I neither use if I have them nor want to
> spend the money on them.
> And Neil, I can pretty much guarantee my van is pretty much in the same
> vein as yours and he wouldn't mind us parking near him, as long as we
> wrapped our vans in plastic.
>
>
>
>     On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 9:31 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>  I think he has a time machine and went back and got it, so I guess that
> means he bought it new but ...
> Any way the van, and he and his wife, had just gotten back from a several
> thousand mile trip. So not a garage queen, just a guy who really likes his
> machinery kept nicely and has the time and talent to make it so.
>
>     On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 7:33 PM, David McNeely <
> davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>
>  I'm confused.  Why does his having kept, or made, his camper sparkling
> make
> it a lie that he bought it new?  Just wondering.
>
> mcneely
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Pics or it didn't happen?  ;)
> >
> > It's nice to be inspired.
> >
> >  My "brown" 81 has seen little attention to aesthetic details over the
> > years.
> > I'm quite sure your friend would never let my bus anywhere near his for
> > fear of
> > rust, dust or general malaise leaching onto his bus from mine.
> >
> > JK,
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, August 30, 2016, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
> >
> > Vanners,
> > > A couple of weeks ago I visited Mike Magnani in LA while on a trip to
> my
> > > gf's family.
> > > Mike has a 91 Westy that he says he bought new. Obvious lie. There
> never
> > > was a van as clean as his, at least not without supernatural help. I
> > > suspect a deal with the devil, or more likely, Mr. Clean. The engine
> > > compartment is cleaner than any part of my van, including me.The rest
> of
> > > the van is beyond clean. I swear it couldn't have been as clean as it
> was
> > > when I saw it the day it came off the assembly line.
> > > As a part of his job Mike also takes care of other mechanical things,
> all
> > > of which look brand new. Amazing stuff too.
> > > I know I'll never be motivated, or skilled enough to have anything like
> > > his stuff but it surely was fun to see it. Nice to find someone that
> can
> > do
> > > things at that level.
> > > Nice guy too.
> > > Mike
> > > from Cotati
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.
> com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
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