Notice also, that where there are Vanagons in abundance, you will also find
Subarus; antoher form-follows-function vehicle. Not sure what I'm getting at
here, but for those that haven't enjoyed the snow-conquering ability of a
Syncro Vanagon, you have something to do before you retire to a Lincoln.
Sure, as I'm climbing the pass with a few buddies I get passed because I
can't do much more than 60mph up a grade. But when we reach 2500 feet and
everyone slows to 30 because of the 4 inches of new, I'm still in the
untracked fast lane doing fifty and in total control. Its a sight to behold.
And sure enough, in my wake are the handful of aggressive Legacys and
Outbacks, all flying past the bloated Expeditions and Suburbans whose
drivers thought height, brawn, and dollars would cure their fear of driving
in the winter.
That, friends, is how you can sleep late and get first tracks during the
long Northwest winters. Maybe another time I'll describe how fun it is to go
down the pass!

Brad
'87 Vanagon Syncro, 150k
'87 Golf GL, 148k
'70 911E, 65k

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael S. Nichols [SMTP:msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM]
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 6:37 AM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Friday Vanagon Verse!
>
> >To spy another Vanagon in Georgia is an uncommon plus,
> >Yet, in Seattle, a Vanagon sighting does not really cause a fuss.
> >It seems in Western America VW made its name,
> >and all the remaining Vanagons cluster around that flame!
> >Why there, one asks, should so many Vanagons stop?
> >It must be the proximity to a dependable repair shop!
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Christina and Michael Nichols, Atlanta Ga--'81 7 passenger.