I just spent a half an hour or so drooling over all the wonderful vans/
transporters Germany sells, which we don't get here.  

Click on Nutzfahrzeuge to make yourselves miserable.  :)

http://www.vw-online.de/

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/martha rubin <busgirl@netcom.com>
                ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bu/busgirl/
 '81 Westy (puke-eggnog-ivory) type 231 
 '74 Thing/Acalpulco (STILL undergoing restoration) type 181*
 '79 Bug 'vert (triple white) type 115 - soon to be sold
 '96 Passat TDI wagon (black) - 45+ mpg; 149 lb-ft@1900 rpm (vroom!)
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 Current lust list: DC/12v coffee-grinder & blender, a Eurovan TDI transporter,
  black currant juice, a moped, hot showers and a faucet top for my '81 westy,
   and last but not least:  a pair of those old-fashioned metal roller-skates,
    made, I think, by Winchester (but any would do) - the kind which fasten
     onto the outside of your shoes and are length- and width-adjustable
      with a metal key.  They have leather straps for the ankle.  They were
       very popular in the 60's.  
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