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BoneStock67 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2006 Posts: 439 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: how to pronounce "vanagon" |
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Is it "van a gone"?
Or do you accent the second syllable; i.e., to rhyme with "tan wagon"?
Or is it more like "van again"?
Someone please help me with this very very important question. _________________ 1986 Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender 2.1L stock
1967 Beetle, now becoming my daily driver again, after a long rest in the garage
"There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.” -Enrico Fermi |
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Gauche1968 Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2006 Posts: 1518
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:03 am Post subject: |
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VAN-uhghen |
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BoneStock67 Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2006 Posts: 439 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:24 am Post subject: |
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OK, thanks. But... how do you KNOW that's correct?
(Sorry if I'm being annoying; I'm sitting around waiting for a meeting to start and I'm getting a bit stir crazy). _________________ 1986 Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender 2.1L stock
1967 Beetle, now becoming my daily driver again, after a long rest in the garage
"There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.” -Enrico Fermi |
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ProvoCyclist Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2004 Posts: 593 Location: Murray, Utah
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:28 am Post subject: |
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I pronounce it "broken" or when its running, "transporter" _________________ Clark
Current: 1986 Tintop GL 2wd, stock 2.1L, manual trans, Flash Silver LP7Y.
Past: 1985 Sunroof GL, 2wd, Subaru 3.3L, manual trans, resprayed to Diamond Silver L97A |
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mightyart Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2004 Posts: 6188 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Pronounce it the way you like, it's not a real word.
It was a bastardization of van and station wagon, a marketing ploy for the silly Americans.
Van + wagon = Vanagon
Station Wag-on
Station Wagin |
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ChesterKV Samba Member
Joined: February 07, 2005 Posts: 1725 Location: El Cerrito, CA
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, Transporter always sounded better. _________________ 1984 Wolfsburg 7-passenger stock sunroof
1992 Subaru Legacy EJ22 boxer motor installed.... van is now sold.... currently playing with a 1987 Toyota MR2 with 1.6 liter twin-cam motor. Better than the Subaru boxers....... I'm impressed. Well, okay, in an "apples and oranges" kind of way. |
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McVanagon Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2007 Posts: 1684 Location: Northern part of the Virginia
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, but is it TRANS-porter, trans-PORT-er, or trans-por-TER?
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tikibus Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2006 Posts: 834 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:14 am Post subject: |
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A vehicle that has blood lust. Taken about 2 quarts of blood from knuckles, fingers....
Vampiragon. _________________ Happy Trails!
Mark
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Founding member of the Empire State VW Camping Club.
http://www.empirevwcamping.org/
1984 Westy - Tiki
1997 Honda Civic -The Green Hornet
1971 Volvo P-1800E- needs TLC |
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tencentlife Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2006 Posts: 10067 Location: Abiquiu, NM, USA
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Or one that mocks your every attempt to make sense of it:
Satyrigon
(apologies to Fellini). |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject: It's Obviously French! |
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So, the French pronuciation should be,
Va-nya-john. Unh huh huh huh!
I'll say this, though. 'Vanagon' is distinctive, and turns well into 'Vanagony' which we all experience, and 'Vanagonizer,' which is something the evil Mr. Spock in the 'Mirror Mirror' universe uses to run over you... We also have 'Vanagain,' and our own celebrity, Vanagon White on 'Wheel of Torsion.'
I am quite glad VW did NOT invent the term, 'Mini-Van.'
I am still yelling 'POSER!' at Odysseys when I pass them.
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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hiram6 Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 1880 Location: Beautiful South
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject: Re: It's Obviously French! |
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msinabottle wrote: |
I am quite glad VW did NOT invent the term, 'Mini-Van.'
I am still yelling 'POSER!' at Odysseys when I pass them.
Best! |
MS, who you trying to fool? You drive a Vanagon, not matter how you pronounce it, you're not passing anybody, much less an Odyssey!! _________________ 1985 Westy, 1.9L automatic (Daisy)
1996 Mazda Miata
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
You can't lie around on the beach and drink rum all day.................unless you start first thing in the morning. |
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msinabottle Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2005 Posts: 3492 Location: Denver Area, Colorado
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: Yugos, Golf Carts, and Parked Vehicles! |
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Hey! Winston and I have passed Yugos, Golf Carts, and Parked Vehicles... Actually, with the new rims, he rolls pretty well.
My problem is that I can just see the E.R. Techs absolutely refusing to try and help anybody clobbered in a 'Transporter Accident.'
BEAM ME UP. Scotty!
<Not on yer floggin' life, Sassenach!>
Best! _________________ 'Winston,' '84 1.9 WBX Westy
Vanagon Poet Laureate: "I have suffered in
many ways, but never, never, never in silence." |
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bucko Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2004 Posts: 2617 Location: Coppell, Texas
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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Pronounced:
"Money-pit" _________________ Current VW drives: 1984 Westfalia
Past VW drives: 1967 Beetle, 1973 Beetle, 1977 Bus, 1971 Military Type 181 |
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ProvoCyclist Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2004 Posts: 593 Location: Murray, Utah
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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...or if its a really good looking van, and she/he knows it "Vain-agon" My Klaus aint vain. Hes just tired, taking a break. _________________ Clark
Current: 1986 Tintop GL 2wd, stock 2.1L, manual trans, Flash Silver LP7Y.
Past: 1985 Sunroof GL, 2wd, Subaru 3.3L, manual trans, resprayed to Diamond Silver L97A |
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klucz Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2006 Posts: 1062 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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"Vanagon...why are you doing this?"...followed by several 4 letter words. |
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flyingCoyote Samba Member
Joined: January 14, 2006 Posts: 514 Location: Burp Hollow, OR
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: how to pronounce "vanagon" |
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I always pronounced it "VAN-uh-gin", but a while back in New York some Spanish speaking guys were admiring it and one made a comment about the "va-na-GOHN" |
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BigDog Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2006 Posts: 61 Location: On the Peninsula in Western Washington
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Yugos, Golf Carts, and Parked Vehicles! |
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msinabottle wrote: |
Hey! Winston and I have passed Yugos, Golf Carts, and Parked Vehicles. |
Sorry. I can believe the Yugos and parked vehicles, but I don't think there is a stock Vanagon that can beat a golf cart in decent condition. |
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amishman Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: California
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: how to pronounce "vanagon" |
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flyingCoyote wrote: |
I always pronounced it "VAN-uh-gin", but a while back in New York some Spanish speaking guys were admiring it and one made a comment about the "va-na-GOHN" |
I have a VW Video that has a Vanagon movie clip and the VW employee pronounced it va-na-gohn. I prefer van-uh-gin myself.
tj _________________ tj (the Amishman)
Come visit my web site!
http://www.vwhippie.com |
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POS Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2004 Posts: 285 Location: In a bus, down by the river in Boonville MO
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: how to pronounce |
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I usually say "I'm going to work on the van again." |
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RCB Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2005 Posts: 4143 Location: San Francisco-Bay Area
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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If you have that disorder, you might call it a Noganav |
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