<FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>Since I have not yet passed the "one year on the list" milestone, I
guess I too am a newbie as I too glean info from most posts.  I do
play a bit of a game, I read a post about this/that problem and then
I try and guess the answer and see how close I come.  I use that
to grade my vanagon knowledge quotient.  :-)   Malcolm S

Bill wrote:

<bold><FontFamily><param>NewZurica</param><smaller>Hi Volks</bold><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>

<bold><FontFamily><param>NewZurica</param><smaller>As a 60 year old newbie to computers and Volkswagen vans, I glean
information from all messages. It seems to me that, for the most part,
the bickering seems petty, egocentric and totally useless to me. The
folks who sell products usually include information useful to me in
addition to sales pitches.</bold><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>

<bold><FontFamily><param>NewZurica</param><smaller>Please keep in mind that there are newbies like myself who can use all
the help they can get. I may be missing something about the importance
of it all but I fail to see it.</bold><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>

<bold><FontFamily><param>NewZurica</param><smaller>Bill Peer</bold><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>

<bold><FontFamily><param>NewZurica</param><smaller>1970 adventurewagen</bold><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>

<bold><FontFamily><param>NewZurica</param><smaller>1982 Vanagon  </bold><FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>