Since it's almost Friday, another survey for you:
Instant Survey for VW van owners:
Add up the points for those answers you select.

How many years have you  been driving VW buses or vanagons?
1 one to five years           5 points
2  five to ten years         10 points
3  fifteen or more years  15 points

Do you have a Bentley or Haynes workshop manual?
1  no, I don't have a manual                           1 point
2  I have one manual                                     8 points
3  I have both manuals                                 18 points
4  I bought a manual,
even though I'll never figure out how to use it. 12 points

What kind of maintenance do you
personally perform on your VW van?
1  none, I always go to a mechanic       4 points
2  oil change, some maintenance         16 points
3  major repairs                                  21 points
4 not much, but I'd like to know more.  12 points

Why do you drive a VW van?
1 Because the dog likes it in the back    7 points
2 I like the German engineering            10 points
3 Always drove one and always will      18 points

If you see another VW van like yours in a parking lot,
do you sometimes go and take a look?
1 No, don't want to intimidate              1 point
2 Yes, sometimes                             9 points
3 Always, even talk to the owner       17 points

You win a new red convertible in a sweepstakes, what do you do?
1 keep it and sell the VW van                         subtract 29 points
2 sell the convertible and use the money
for the engine conversion or to fix up the VW van      34 points
3 keep both, but mostly drive the van                      12 points

Do you belong to a VW club or camping society?
1 no, but I do drive a VW van                     2 points
2 yes, but not active                                11 points
3 yes, I enjoy meeting other VW owners   22 points

Do you sometimes lay awake at night thinking about a
problem with your VW van?
1 no, never it is just a car                            1 point
2 I let the mechanic worry about that            5 points
3 sometimes                                            11 points
4 yes, normal part of my life                      19 points

Do you own another car besides the VW bus,
vanagon or eurovan?
1  no, it is my only vehicle                                  16 points
2  yes, for when the VW van is in the shop            8 points
3  I have 2 or more VW vans in running condition. 21 points

Add up your points and read below your personal
 VW bus, vanagon or eurovan profile.
0 -  17 points:  You somehow ended up driving a VW van.
                       And you find yourself enjoying it.
                       But there might be other cars in your future.

17 - 82 points: The VW van is the mode of transportation for you.
                      Sometimes you look at other cars,
                      but as long as your VW van keeps running,
                      you stick with it. The VW makes you happy,
                      it is different, spacious and you got used to its
                      idiosyncrasies.

82 -142 points:  A true VW bus, vanagon, eurovan lover. You don't
                      really want to drive anything else. This is your
                      vehicle. You like everything about it.
                      It makes you feel alive and free.
                      The only time you should consider giving up
                      the VW van is to purchase another one.

142 or more points  You are a supremely devoted VW bus, vanagon, eurovan
                      person. Volkswagen vans are in your blood.
                      It is an obsession that gives you purpose and
                      happiness. Don't bother fighting it, all the
                      counseling in the world couldn't change it.
                      Other VW van owners sense the special Aura around you
                      and seek your company to bask in its glow.
Happy Friday
Harald Rust
90 westy