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Sun May 16, 2010 11:09 am

well they are both 30 years old as a vehicle model and neither is made anymore, and as of the current trip, the shuttle won't be in service anymore.

Thousands of Vanagons are still on the road everyday.

I say the vanagon kicks the shuttles butt.

Sambanistas Represent!

Sun May 16, 2010 11:49 am

240Gordy wrote: well they are both 30 years old as a vehicle model and neither is made anymore, and as of the current trip, the shuttle won't be in service anymore.

Thousands of Vanagons are still on the road everyday.

I say the vanagon kicks the shuttles butt.

Sambanistas Represent!

NASA will come up with something else, just like VW did... It just won't be the same.

Sun May 16, 2010 12:00 pm

When NASA announced the shuttle retirement, I sent them a nice Email asking for some of the ceramic tiles (to use as a heat insulator on my car).

For some odd reason I never heard back from them...

Sun May 16, 2010 12:13 pm

My question is... who has more into their vehicle. Nasa or a regular Sambanite.

Sun May 16, 2010 12:27 pm

seems like now they have their vehicles parked out in the back 40 rusting while when they want to go to their weekend house they have to call a cab, but the cab takes 3 months to show up and costs a couple hundred million for a 2 hour ride.

Sun May 16, 2010 2:52 pm

But it only went on 31 trips.... OK maybe travelling a total of 115,770,929 miles (186,315,250 km).

Sun May 16, 2010 4:19 pm

Somebody do the math and figure out which one requires more $$$ and hours in maintenance per mile traveled.

I'll bet it's close.

Sun May 16, 2010 5:52 pm

buildyourown wrote: Somebody do the math and figure out which one requires more $$$ and hours in maintenance per mile traveled.

I'll bet it's close.

Are we using GoWesty's prices?
:D

Sun May 16, 2010 6:21 pm

Rupture the Fuel system and see what happens____ At least we can pull over.

Sun May 16, 2010 8:51 pm

i know a way to level the playing field: convert a Vanagon for spaceflight.

kinda like the Winnebago in SpaceBalls...

Sun May 16, 2010 8:54 pm

Morris_82 wrote: i know a way to level the playing field: convert a Vanagon for spaceflight...

Paging Top Gear....

Sun May 16, 2010 9:31 pm

It's been done:

Best!

Mon May 17, 2010 1:39 pm

randywebb said "I sent them a nice Email asking for some of the ceramic tiles (to use as a heat insulator on my car)."

Not a bad idea, I'm always afraid my Westy will self destruct during re-entry.

Mon May 17, 2010 1:46 pm

DWC wrote: randywebb said "I sent them a nice Email asking for some of the ceramic tiles (to use as a heat insulator on my car)."

Not a bad idea, I'm always afraid my Westy will self destruct during re-entry.

The tile material is actually very interesting stuff. I saw a demo where they heated a 2" cube of the stuff white hot in a furnace for quite a while. They removed the cube from the furnace with tongs and after a few seconds one of the demonstrators took picked up the cube by its corners. The center of the cube was still glowing bright orange and the corners of the cube were cool enough to hold! A VERY good insulator!

Mon May 17, 2010 5:36 pm

Kaiser Soze wrote: Rupture the Fuel system and see what happens____ At least we can pull over.

The old ones will probably go to hobbyists, who will create a forum where they greet each other with
"Change the O-rings"!

Mon May 17, 2010 5:53 pm

enough about the o-rings already!

Mon May 17, 2010 5:57 pm

or,

I found this on Craigs. should I buy it? How much should I pay?

Mon May 17, 2010 6:24 pm

240Gordy wrote: or,

I found this on Craigs. should I buy it? How much should I pay?

Depens, air cooled or water cooled?
Which ever - just remember to change the fuel lines!!

Mon May 17, 2010 7:58 pm

"What's the best replacement engine--a Rolls Royce or a GE?"

Mon May 17, 2010 9:18 pm

I'm pretty sure the space shuttle breaks down less.