Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 22:50:23 EST
Reply-To: Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM
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From: David Clarkson <Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: westfalia = chick repellant-long but a good story IMHO
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Okay here's my chick repellant/magnet vanagon story. 82 Diesel Westfailure:
Bought after having been wrecked and unbeknownst to me chocked full of bad
karma. Still managed to snag a wife with this ride even though she thought I was
a bit neurotic and fixated with it. We had some good times in it and then we
had some awful times in it when it left us stranded on the NJ expressway
after an extended trip to NYC for a Grateful Dead show (closet Deadhead now
exposed). There were numerous other breakdowns and subsequent towings. After
having invested (hold onto your hats' audience) over $20,000 of documented
expenses and tolerating repetitive incidents of marital discord something had to
change. The failed turbo diesel vanagon was returned to stock and belittled
constantly by wife, friends and family. She then surprised me one fine day by
driving up to our work place in a nice white 105,000 mile 1990 Westfalia
(please note the spelling change). I said, "What is this?". She had found it along
her route for sale by a guy who needed a bigger vehicle to tow a bike
trailer. Now for the big miracle. She talked the owner of our company into buying
the vehicle for me as a company car!!!! When I found this out I jumped up and
down like a giddy schoolgirl at a '64 Ed Sullivan Beatles show. Now the van
is my own and I do all of the maintenance and repairs and all is well again.
My 90 Westy has been unbelievably reliable and has never left us stranded. I
mega-maintain her to keep her going. The wife love's this van as do our two
Brittanies. We go camping, to festivals and anywhere in style and comfort.
Only the coolest of folk really appreciate our ride (previously mentioned filter
factor). Soon three of our closest friends will travel with us to
Greensboro, NC to the Dead's inaugural 2009 tour start to revive old memories and
create new ones. Did I mention that it is also my daily driver? The general
manager of my Honda dealership saw me with it on the lift tonight replacing a valve
cover gasket and said, "you really love this thing don't you?". I said, "do
you remember being young, free and un tethered? I don't have to remember
those days because I still am in this van." Well that's my story and I'm sticking
to it. YMMV but your experiences will always be first rate in a VW Westy.
Preachin' to the choir now right?
David Clarkson
90 Westy 264, 000 miles chocked full fun and reliability
In a message dated 3/6/2009 10:45:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
wildebus@GMAIL.COM writes:
But Chris, IIRC, isn't it true that your living room furniture consists of
Vanagon seats? So even if she likes your Westy, you're probably going to
scare her away when you invite her in! Unless she's got a helluva sense of
humor.
Maggie
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject: westfalia = chick repellant. (friday)
"anytime i tell a girl that i have a yard full of 20 vanagons she runs
away."
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