I will add to Adam's long with a short:

I went from a '84 Vanagon Westie to a '93 Aerostar AWD to a '86 Vanagon
Westie Syncro to a '97 Honda Odyssey to a '93 EV GL to a '97 EV camper to a
'93 EV Westie..... and now back home sweet home to a Vanagon Westie Syncro.
Ending three years of chasing a vehicle that just isn't made.  The grass
isn't greener on the other "newer" side -  it is greener on the Vanagon
side.  The shortcomings of a Vanagon are not nearly as severe as those of
other vans.

Madeline
'90 Syncro Westie