> In a message dated 98-11-20 14:38:31 EST, cp@IX.NETCOM.COM writes:
>
> << I dislike referring to my '88 Westie as a "van" - I prefer to call it a
>  "bus".  For some reason, "bus" has a better karmic feeling to it.  To me,
>  the word "van" conjures up images of an old Chevy cargo van with a broken
>  8-track player, duct tape over the windows and a hostage in the back.
>
>  Definitely a "bus" man, myself.  You?
>   >>

IMHO, the Vanagon is a "bus" because it has the engine in the rear and the
driver is in front of the front wheels, just like in a Greyhound.  I always,
at least tried to always, refer to the '72 as a "bus" and enjoyed telling
others that it is not a van, but a bus.  I can't face losing that simple
pleasure, just because some marketing bozo conviced VW to name it a "vanagon"
for the American market.
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Regards,
David Bogle
Brooklyn
'87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia
'72 Campmobile 2.0L (For Sale: http://www.bway.net/~bogle )