David,

The taco and forerunner crowd with their roof top tents and maybe off road trailers sometimes slightly , very so slightly, admit a Syncro westy is pretty cool.

But they are smart, they have more reliable and powerful vehicles. :-)

Ab

> On Feb 15, 2020, at 2:24 PM, "ddbjorkman@verizon.net" <ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
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> Hey!  Who are you calling an old fart  (I turn 70 this year).  These vehicles keep one going. I have been dicking around with the beasts since I was 19.  Some years without, but after having kids, nothing else was practice for camping than the Westies.  Tent camped for a while, but by the time we set up, the kids were rolling in poison ivy or drowning themselves (active kids) in the local stream. Yes, I use mechanics more than I used to.  And yes, I am somewhat stingy with my money..  I have to be.  Fixed income.  I can't just work some overtime to pay for something.
> Don't get me wrong.  There is certainly some truth in what you say.  Many folks younger than us have never experienced the wonderfulness of Vanagon/Westy/Syncro travel.  The poor son of a guns. They keep trying with jacked up Tacomas.  They are doing the best they can with what they have to work with,  They are having a lot of fun.  
>   We have found something special and we are trying to keep them up.  I may be old, but I'm trying to not admit it.  And I don't fart all that much. :0)))
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