I still see lots of Vanagons where I live in Western Washington. My syncro Westy is in my garage, hope to get it out for a fall trip before the weather turns. 

-Mark

> On Oct 8, 2026, at 10:22 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
> 
> There are some of us, Mark. I don't know how many. But every once in a while, certainly less than months, we have a tire thread, or a grounds question/complaint/observation. 
> 
> Or something humorous. Like I converted my syncro westfakia to diesel thinking I'd save the cost of conversion in fuel costs over the years. 
> 
> Sigh,
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:14:45 AM PDT, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote: 
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> 
> No messages in weeks, maybe months. I just renewed my subscription but not sure why...
> 
> -Mark