[OT] My Other DD VW Car - not really ot

[tberk at sbcglobal.net (T Berk)]

Spewey wrote:

> T Berk wrote:
> 
>> On the short list are a:
>>
>> - two door Fox wagon
> 
> 
> Ah, the lowly Fox.  VW's red-headed B'zilian stepchild.  Although the 
> idea of a 2-door wagon is very cool and only an early Saab 95 

Yep. I got a Saab 900 Turbo in the driveway now. Sadly it is behind the 
Roc, the BiTurbo, and the Wabbit in terms of getting any lovin any time 
soon.

> does it 
> better, these cars were made from stapled-together cat food cans.

Hey, I did the narcolepsy (sp) thing one night on the way to get some 
chocolate cake (long story involving... never mind) and I killed a Honda 
sedan parked at the curb. It never drove again, I BENT it. The Fox, 
minus one headlight, drove home that same night, after I pulled the 
fender off the tire.


>  They 
> fall apart.  You don't want that.  Hey, look, Member Banned:
> http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_803.shtml
> 

Oh No! What an ugly car. They should give it to me, I'll put the owner 
out of his misery.  8])


>> - Vanagon, water cooled (w/ an inline 4 motor 'upgrade' at some point).
> 
> 
> Dear lord.  Do you realize what you're saying?  Vanagons are like 
> cats--you don't own them, they own you. 
<snip>

> 
> It has been great ever since (about 15K more) and I love it but, man, 
> it's different.  Slow.  Sucky to the max in any kind of wind. 
> Persnickety.  And I have read all about various conversions and the only 
> one that sounds good is the Vanagon S with the When Rice eXcels motor:
> http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_757.shtml

Yeah, I saw that. I'm thinking Audi 3A two liter and be happy.

> That or a 911 six.  Neither way is cheap. 

This is true.


<snip>
> 
> You could be a candidate for a lonely Vanagon to glom on to.
> Be vewwy vewwy cawefuw.
> 
> Not for sale, too wuvved:
> http://s94043504.onlinehome.us/van/van5.JPG
> 

To quote Wacko Jacko:
Hee hee hee.

(Couldn't emulate Elmer's laugh over the Internet.)

TBerk