susan hafler wrote:
>
> >ELUSIVE VW "KARMA"!
>
> i feel uniquely qualified to answer this, given that i'm entering week 5
> of the tranny rebuild from hell... surely everyone on this list knows my
> story but it's so therapeutic to talk about it, please indulge me. my
> tranny died 24, yes, 24 hours before i was to leave on a three-month
> vacation out west. and due to lots o' interesting complications, i
> haven't left yet.
>
> but i gotta say, fellow listees, that i still LOVE my van, magnus. she's
> cute, she's got style, she speaks to that part of me that appreciates
> having my bedroom, living, kitchen, dining room and basement and at
> least two of my favorite mountain biking friends -- and our stuff --
> along for the ride. i've thought about getting another vehicle, but at
> this stage in the game, magnus and i are PFL (partners for life). i may
> get a slightly more fuel-efficient, low(er) maintenance car later in
> life, but my van and i are in it for the long haul.
>
> in retrospect, had i known about the expense and potential frequency of
> repairs that accompany vanagons, i may have held onto my 90 honda civic
> wagon

Just curious, what was your Honda's name?