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Subject:Re: Am I the only one that 'checks out' every vanagon I pass?
From:David Marshall
Date:Fri, 12 Mar 1999 17:33:33 -0800

I check out about every VW and Audi that drives past me... the newer VWs
are a little boring to me but the classic pre 93 stuff I certainly check
out.  I have VW owners check me out.  It is quite neet to find that another
Syncro singles you out in a parking lot and parks next to me or as close as
next to as possible.

Waving brings mixed results.  Most people are WAY too serious and don't
wave back.  Sometime I get a decent wave though!

At 09:03 12/03/1999 -0800, Pollard, Matthew wrote:
>Am I alone on this: when I am driving my bus or bug, & I see an oncoming
>vanagon I check it out, similar to how a guy will check out a chick, I mean,
>woman.  I try to determine the type (syncro, westy, gl, etc), year, anything
>cool about it, and most of all, make eye contact with the driver and give
>them a thumbs-up or a peace sign.  On the open road, all vanagons wave back,
>but in town, it is about 1 out of 15 or 20 that wave back. That's the bay
>area for you.
>
>back to the grind
>-Matthew jelly legs
>p.s., I'm doing my part, I biked to work today. 16 miles ( uphill both ways,
>with 12 feet of snow. )
>
>

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