Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:10:28 -0800
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: VW wifes
In-Reply-To: <C0136E6B.EA31%thomas.myers@xerox.com>
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The Vans are not an issue for my wife who grew up as the daughter of a
German immigrant to Canada. Their family had several Beetles and her
carpenter Dad had a couple of single cabs as work trucks, one split, one
bay, so the brainwashing occurred long ago! This means that Vanagons are
pleasantly familiar, while having modern amenities like heat and brakes.
On 2/11/06, Thomas Myers <thomas.myers@xerox.com> wrote:
>
> Chris - I remember meeting your girlfriend at Westies@Watkins and I do
>
> concur.... :O)
>
>
> I definitely think a thread through this is whether the Spouse/S.O. is
>
> competing with the van or has some kind of ownership for the hobby.
>
>
> I think it is definitely possible to "ramp" a person up in all things VW.
>
>
> You just gotta show the fun -lets go
> camping-cool-road-trip-next-year-burning-man-quit-the-job-for-a-year
>
> Side before the -
>
>
> -its-broke-again-whats-that-noise?-cv-joints-are-shot-vanagon-syndrome-lets
> -sleep-on-the-side-of-the-road-wheres-the-AAA-card...side of the
> hobby. :O)
>
>
> My Boyfriend knew 0 about cars three years ago - took him to his first VW
> show - and he took one look at a pimped out 23 window sunroof bus and
> pointed and said
>
> "that one"
>
>
> Now...
> 3 years, 12+ episodes of "pimp my ride", 15+ camping trips, 5 laps
> Around watkins Glen race track and near breakdown later.....
>
>
> And I am on the block to provide a pimped/slammed sunroof bay bus with
> WiFi
> and a 2.0 liter before we will EVER will see a minister in Vermont. . :O)
>
>
> Cheers -
>
> Tom Myers
> 90 Westy
> Rochester
> http://motmyers.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> > From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
> > Reply-To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
> > Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:45:17 -0500
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Subject: Re: VW wifes
> >
> > My current girlfriend refers to my van as "The Other Woman".
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 2/10/06, Chuck Baird <westyman71@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> Well guys....the VW wife is out there and I have one.
> >>
> >> When my missus and I met, I had a 71 vert, wasnt into buses yet.
> >>
> >> She would go to shows with me. At first, she would look for a short
> time,
> >> then go shopping while I would stay at the show.
> >>
> >> Then she would stay longer and longer...Got pretty good at the IDs
> too....
> >>
> >> We went to the old BBTA and didnt even have a bus..... We drove her
> car and
> >> camped in a tent there. I just wanted to check out the buses and she
> was a
> >> good sport (we had gotten married by then)
> >>
> >> I think the ultimate test was a couple of years ago. I had bought and
> 86
> >> westy wolfsburg 2 weeks earlier. I was looking for an 84-85 wolfie
> auto for
> >> a good long while and hadnt found one.
> >>
> >> Found exactly what I wanted at a bus show. She gave me Zulu clearance
> to
> >> buy the 85, when i had just bought the 86 two weeks before.
> >>
> >> I guess she figures that its better for me to be messing around the
> garage
> >> on an old bus rather than out in a bar somewhere.
> >>
> >> For you single guys, just remember.....Women are just like
> buses......There
> >> are still some good ones out there that you can afford....You just have
> to
> >> keep looking.......But be careful.......some of them are HIGH
> maintenance
> >> and will nickle and dime you to death.
> >>
> >> Chuck
> >> with low maintenance wife
> >>
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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