It must depend on what part of the country your in. Either that, or folks
around hear don't really know or care about "technical" VW history. Most of
the age group with these questions have been from middle-aged MEN who at the
time where all running around in non-VW vehicles. When it comes time for me
to sell my 85 GL, I don't care what they call it as long as I can call it
sold. :-) I myself, could care less and will continue to call it both, along
with a few "other" names. :-) "Technically" a Vanagon "IS NOT" a BUS.  All
those who are too ignorant or don't care should  be SHOT or flogged! This,
of course, excludes me as I am from a disfunctional family and am not
responsible for my actions. :-)

Bill
tired from waxing all that metal on my Westy today.

-----Original Message-----
From: JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com>
To: billv2@PRODIGY.NET <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>; vanagon@VANAGON.COM
<vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, November 21, 1998 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: Friday Frivolity: "Bus" vs. "Van"

>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