tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post5559312804463631410..comments2024-03-24T18:51:02.719-07:00Comments on Big Blue's Online Carburetor: The Charm of the VW VanagonBig Blue's Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-12910569106729656072009-09-02T13:57:47.684-07:002009-09-02T13:57:47.684-07:00Melissa - You are right. I almost made the comment...Melissa - You are right. I almost made the comment that the Vanagon has swivel captain chairs, then I remembered the late Bays do as well. I tend to look at thinks through 1968-colored glasses.<br /><br />We know an old, hippie couple that has a diesel Vanagon camper. I'm thinking the biodiesel would be a fantastic option.Big Blue's Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-57667110261866346622009-08-28T19:50:15.270-07:002009-08-28T19:50:15.270-07:00Vanagons are super cool, and totally underrated. I...Vanagons are super cool, and totally underrated. I like the pinstripes on the first one too. I have to tell you though, that not all bay window buses are super slow. Ludwig can cruise at highway and interstate speeds without a problem. For real. Like we regularly pass people and everything when we go on road trips. I swear. I'm not making it up. And we have some friends with an air-cooled Vanagon that is much much slower than Ludwig (we post about them sometimes, we've camped with them a couple of times this year). I think they have the same engine, but that Ludwig is much lighter. (I'm sure Mitch will remember the spec's.) Anyway, I just wanted to chime in a say I like your editorial and agree with you that Vanagons rock (and for some reason we pronounce it van-a-gone in our house, I don't know why). I think a biodiesel Vanagon would be pretty fun to have.<br />Rambling over,<br />MelissaLudwig's Drivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446131615368744363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-2968392518711417252009-08-28T14:45:25.064-07:002009-08-28T14:45:25.064-07:00Frog - A Vanagon would be the perfect ride for you...Frog - A Vanagon would be the perfect ride for you guys. Except they don't make a convertible.<br /><br />Minnie - Interesting to hear that the Vanagon is gaining some street cred. All it lacks is to start being used as background filler in fashion catalogs - then it will have managed to squirm back into pop culture. I, for one, hope that it does.Big Blue's Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289995302125117632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-52298717707970701392009-08-27T13:57:21.102-07:002009-08-27T13:57:21.102-07:00Very nice post.
It is funny how much more positi...Very nice post. <br /><br />It is funny how much more positive attention our Vanagon gets from passerbys now that the 80s are "back". <br /><br />Just like the 80's--she's as ugly as sin, but we love her anyway.Minniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781667687969481705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247034752322996087.post-75367812144045004662009-08-27T12:18:04.149-07:002009-08-27T12:18:04.149-07:00I think that Magnum P.I. version might just push P...I think that Magnum P.I. version might just push Peter over the edge of becoming a VW enthusiast!<br /><br />And I love the Op-like graphics. I can hear the velcro ripping open on one of those wallets now. Or even the sound of corduroy rubbing on those shorts that were just a little too short. Good stuff.The Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918484604153662941noreply@blogger.com