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Mon May 18, 2009 3:45 pm

Another shift of the thread. Almost weekly I have someone offer to buy my Westy. It isn't anywhere near pristine, but alot of young people seem to like them and alot of middle aged guys like me seem to like them. I got stopped at a bluegrass festival by a lady who said " I know this request is strange, but may I smell the inside of your bus?" I knew just what she meant. VW's have a unique smell to them and for some of us it brings back good memories. If someone else doesn't like my bay that is okay, but there sure seems to be many who do like it. 8)

Mon May 18, 2009 5:29 pm

Yeah, no other car smells like a VW , bug or other wise. I've had so many it would seem strange not to have the odor.Many people, friends included wonder why I like these cars so much. But to touch on the kids touching issue, at a show a kid messed with my dash and this was the result.

Mon May 18, 2009 5:31 pm

babysnakes wrote: Yeah, no other car smells like a VW , bug or other wise. I've had so many it would seem strange not to have the odor.Many people, friends included wonder why I like these cars so much. But to touch on the kids touching issue, at a show a kid messed with my dash and this was the result.

man you got say more about that wtf was he doing? :shock:

Mon May 18, 2009 6:04 pm

Who said "he"

Mon May 18, 2009 6:06 pm

babysnakes wrote: Who said "he"

ok i'll play what was IT doing? :lol:

Mon May 18, 2009 6:30 pm

I've avoiding responding long enough, time for my two cents.

We (humans) are creatures of immeasurable creativity. We are the masters of creating contests that we will win. One such contest is "My (insert item here) is better than yours". To counter, we create the "my (insert item here) is worse than yours". I like to tell people who look at my bus with curiosity that it has none of the disadvantages of heat, power, air conditioning, power windows, handling.... they are all inconveniences that I do not have to deal with. <insert smile here while waiting for them to figure out the joke>

So some of us like to leave others out of our special clubs in order to create some sort of artificial identity. Splitties. No, Bays only. No, Water pumpers rule. Syncros only. Take your pick.

And where the nuance gets more difficult is when we all try to explain our motivations for this behavior. Bottom line, we do it because we are human, and we are unique individual flowers just like everybody else.

I like to look at the VW community as a group of independent thinkers, a curious mix of restorers, people who march to the beat of a different drum. Weird, but not too weird. We are both rugged individualists and suburban conformists, all in one.

All I know is that if you are driving on the road, and you wave to me, I'll wave back. If you need parts, and I have spares, I'll give or sell at a reasonable price. If you are broken down, I'll try to help fix, and if you camp, I'll share my food. I don't care what you are driving, I care that you are driving with me.

It's a short time on a long road, and it is interesting enough without conflict. I see no reason to sow the seeds of discord, we already have enough of that in the world. So enjoy your drive and leave as little crap behind you as you can.

Your car is your metaphor. Keep it tuned. Take it out once in a while. Fix what you need to, use what you have. Be nice, and use your turn signals. Good brakes are a necessity. You can go faster, but it's going to cost ya. Don't be afraid to push it a little once in a while, but when lots of people are around, best to be careful around them.

See you on the road. Or not.

-Peter
(who is still on his happy pills from an excellent camping weekend.)

Mon May 18, 2009 7:58 pm

theizzardking wrote: babysnakes wrote: Who said "he"

ok i'll play what was IT doing? :lol:

Yeah man, you got us hanging now....

As to touching:
They make those little plastic chains pretty cheap, 50 feet and 4 posts and you got a cheap insurance policy. :)

Mon May 18, 2009 9:59 pm

babysnakes wrote: at a show a kid messed with my dash and this was the result.

That kid must have been quick with a wrench to get the whole dash out :lol:

Tue May 19, 2009 12:40 am

babysnakes wrote: But to touch on the kids touching issue, at a show a kid messed with my dash and this was the result.

Not a "he" ? A "she" then ? She spilled her soda on your dash and it created a short...?

Tue May 19, 2009 4:55 am

OK, I gotta come clean, I'm FOS and that is a '70 I'm parting out. It's unrestorable. Pics in the gallery. Sorry I couldn't resist.

Tue May 19, 2009 7:26 am

babysnakes wrote: OK, I gotta come clean, I'm FOS and that is a '70 I'm parting out. It's unrestorable. Pics in the gallery. Sorry I couldn't resist.
A million comedians outta work :)

Tue May 19, 2009 9:03 am

lol the "IT" was just you...good to know...if i ever see babysnakes at a show he's not coming anywhere near my bay! lol :wink:

Tue May 19, 2009 9:22 am

theizzardking wrote: lol the "IT" was just you...good to know...if i ever see babysnakes at a show he's not coming anywhere near my bay! lol :wink:

Or maybe he should, it would give you an excuse to put the good uncut dash from the '70 on yours! :2gunfire:

Tue May 19, 2009 10:03 am

haha i know i need to do that sooo bad!!!!

sooo you know i'm taking the sawzall to the 70 in a few weeks right? lol you know what i'm talking about!