Seems to me that the comment in question was just an attempt at humor........which apparently many took as a serious comment.  Ant

      From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
 Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:33 PM
 Subject: Re: van visit
   
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
>
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