In a message dated 98-11-21 14:11:22 EST, billv2@PRODIGY.NET writes:

<< (1) Is that a VW "BUS"?
 (2) Is your "BUS" for sale?
 (3) Does your "BUS" have heat or AC?
 (4) Those VW "BUSES" are cool!
 (5) I've always wanted a "BUS" like that!
 (6) There is a lot of room in your "BUS"
 (7) Can I test drive your "BUS"?
 (8) Is that pronounced Van-again or Van-agone?

 I can go on, but you get the idea. While both of my vehicles are Vanagons, I
  >>

interesting....nobody, not even complete automotive idiots, or most females
(no, females are NOT idiots, its just that the majority of them aren't into
the "car thing" ) has ever referred to any of my Vanagons, as a "Bus".     A
"truck" maybe.."car" maybe, "minivan" (puke) maybe....but never a "Bus".

most people associate the "Bus" nomenclature as referring to the old, hippy
style, aircooled, rounded looking vw vans of the '50's, '60's and '70's.

truthfully - if there was no \X/ symbol on the front of the Vanagon, i doubt
many "non-VW" people would even think its a Volkswagen.
personally, i think the boxy vanagon looks kinda like those eighties toyota
minivans, or those mitsubishi minivans...but bigger.

chris