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Abscate
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| Ah, nope - haven't been down that way in the bus recently. |
You still waved back! Points given!
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VAEV1993
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| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Dark green Westy with a roof box, rolling south on I-81 past JMU (Harrisonburg) in the rain yesterday. Saw it as I stepped out of the rec center!
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:56 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Sodo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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those fellers got a little carried away with their dash vase....
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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syncro surf
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Location: Maine
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Spotted this guy out representing a bit north of Boston last week. I always feel a little guilty
when I come across something like this and my syncro is home in the garage 
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Sodo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Those vanagons are hard on most of us.
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Zeitgeist 13
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Location: Port Manteau
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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What, my paint scheme? Grecian Formula, of course.
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Vashon
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Location: Vashon Island
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Those vanagons are hard on most of us. |
That's some weird post hippie spray paint look " not" alike. Reminds me of a engineer whom wants to be "Born to wild", but really can't just cut lose from mathmatical precision ...
Then again ,what do I know... its fun to see expresion via vanagon. |
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Sodo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Those vanagons are hard on most of us. |
its fun to see expresion via vanagon. |
I'd rather see it from one of my other cars, not from my Vanagon.
When Vanagon friends say: "I saw a Vanagon covered with hippy stuff written all over it!" Sometimes they're nutcases, sometimes look like social media posers, but could be just regular Vanagon folks having some fun! 
When Non-Vanagon friends say: "I saw a Vanagon covered with hippy stuff written all over it", they're implying a connection to me, because of my Vanagon. So I ask, "are you sure it wasn't a Chevy Astro van? They do look similar."
This is all neither here nor there.
Just Spotter chatter,
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move along now.
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Squidfish
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:23 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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"The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" had a Westy in the background portraying the owner as a pedo the other night...damn! Not a good spotting!
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campism
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| Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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In the 'hood. I've known about the van for a while, a Weekender that I've seen being driven only a few times in the six years we've lived here. That garage is seldom open.
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:10 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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E1
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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| Sodo wrote: |
| Vashon wrote: |
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Those vanagons are hard on most of us. |
its fun to see expresion via vanagon. |
I'd rather see it from one of my other cars, not from my Vanagon.
When Vanagon friends say: "I saw a Vanagon covered with hippy stuff written all over it!" Sometimes they're nutcases, sometimes look like social media posers, but could be just regular Vanagon folks having some fun!
When Non-Vanagon friends say: "I saw a Vanagon covered with hippy stuff written all over it", they're implying a connection to me, because of my Vanagon. So I ask, "are you sure it wasn't a Chevy Astro van? They do look similar."
This is all neither here nor there.
Just Spotter chatter,
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These kinda posts are why we need a Love button 'round here.
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theadventureneverends
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Sodo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Driving Seattle to Sacramento California.
In 760 miles,, we saw just one vanagon
.... in Seattle as we were leaving.
Oops saw 1 more in Sac
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Vanlife Geek
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| Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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Moved
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Vanlife Geek
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| Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Have you SEEN ONE, lately? Spotters thread |
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oops, sorry about that! Moved to appropriate thread.
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