I've  been reading and sometimes participating on this list for more than a decade.  It's been invaluable.  Let's keep it, and our vans, going.

Rick

On Sun, 17 May 2026, at 23:02, WDean Balmer wrote:
> I'm still here & plan to keep it that way as long as the list & I are still functional ~~~~ ORR DeanB
> 
> 
> On May 17, 2026 13:30, Tom Boldway <jboldway@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> I find the list extremely useful for archives.  Been on for 25 years, under some sort of jboldway@ email address. About to get my new old 1985 westy on the road again (fourth Westy). Gotta drain gas and I'm sure water. Sat for a few years here. Cranks, spark, no start. Doing the same mods again to this one, in Maine now. 
>> https://pbase.com/spacecommander/westfalia_vanagon_mods 
>> 
>> The primary purpose of government is to grow government. 
>> ________________________________ 
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> on behalf of Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> 
>> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 8:03:04 PM 
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> 
>> Subject: Re: list alive? 
>> 
>> I frequently see a vanagon around here. then I realize it's mine. 
>> Don't kill the list, it's my social life! 
>>     On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 12:41:12 PM PDT, Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@gmail.com> wrote: 
>> 
>> The list hasn’t had much traffic for months and months. Most of the traffic seems to have migrated to other platforms. Also, Vanagons themselves have become more rare. I used to see ‘some’ traveling. Now it’s exceedingly rare to see any at all. 
>> 
>> It often feels to me that the Vanagon List has had its day and that its sole reason for continuing might be the historical archives. 
>> 
>> What do others think? 
>> 
>> Jim Arnott 
>> Vanagon List admin 
>> 
>> 
>> > On May 14, 2026, at 2:10 AM, Mark McCulley <mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM> wrote: 
>> > 
>> > Just checking...see nothing in archives for this month. 
>> > 
>> > MM
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