When I purchased my van, I found a 45 cal clip and a nice leather clip
holster in the battery compartment under the driver's seat and an NRA
decal on the rear window.

>Date:         Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:44:49 -0500
>Reply-To:     Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@BIOPOP.COM>
>From:         Patrick Hatcher <PHatcher@BIOPOP.COM>
>Subject:      A new thread . . .
>To:           vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>In lieu of the regularly scheduled spam war, I thought I'd start a new
>thread:
>
>What is the most interesting "thing" (that could mean a story, too)
that
>you found in/about your van after buying it from a PO?
>
>I'm still finding cool places to stick things in my van ('85 Westy GL),
>like the 1 1/2 inch space that is under the drivers seat PAST the aux.
>battery compartment, and the little space between the van wall and the
>right side of the rear bench seat, and all the other little
compartments
>found hither, thither, and yon in our vans.
>
>I know, Westys have more little compartments, but I want to hear about
>anything found in any Vanagon from a PO (or even dealership, I guess).
>
>To date, here is a (pretty boring) list of what the PO left for me in
>our Westy:
>
>The WRONG coolant (yep, she's leaking now)
>The WRONG tires (yep, the've been replaced)
>A fishing hook embedded in the carpet
>Various lures, weights, and a length of fishing line
>A fishing cooler (complete with small pieces of dried fish)
>A coffee maker that plugs into the cigarette lighter (doesn't work)
>A "Never Break" comb
>Various candy/cracker wrappers
>$0.23
>An eyeglass case (hung in the swivel mechanism under the driver's seat)
>Four REALLY tacky faux-chrome hubcaps with cheap sticker in middle
>(replaced)
>
>Well, that's about it.  How 'bout it folks, a fun topic for a change?
>
>-Patrick
>  <><
>  Radford, VA
>  '85 Westy GL "Vicki"
>

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