Vanagon Dictionary

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FAQ. How can I plan my budget?

Look at your checking account, and if it is rising, a part is about to "give up the ghost", but it's "cheaper to keep her". Better than an crack addiction, but not as cheap. I find the 12 hours of driving = 1.0 hours thinkering/wrench turning.

Thinkering. T'ink r n :

1. The black art of thinking too much on what is going to break next , wondering if you have the right tool for the job, and wondering where did you see that good deal on that part you saw on the web last week.

Vanagon: Van-a-gen' / (Money-b-gone).......

..........not Van'-a-gone'.....but in later years it will be van'-be-gone'......and good bye.

1. Blown Motor= Totaled Van

2. Could be used as a Double Knot spy vehicle let's see Goldfinger follow that slick/cloud of coolant and burnt motor oil.

3. Hippie van, Throw-back, Burn-out....thinks it's cool to drive something without working A/C and bald tires. Rear Bumpers an option. Cracked windshields a given.

4. College kid or Equal who doesn't see the van is a cop magnet for the K-9 drug unit.

5. In misery now that the Dead don't tour, oh well roll another one........Dude......

Westfalia:

1. Money Pit, Black Hole, Divorce Wagen, Rust Bucket, Slow boat to China, Moving Guardrail.

2. Also see Moron: Mo' ron~ Too dumb to buy a tent.

Syncro:

1. HUGE Money Pit, bank breaker, Techno-geek, Gear Head....Westfalia misery on a scale that can't be measured ,defined or explained.

2. Also see Syncro Geek: Sin'cro Ge'eek: Thinks he/she is a great mechanic in their own mind. Loves to brag on what they just fixed, (but didn't need it) . Will state how they fixed something the VW engineers messed up and yet the part had been working for 20 years undisturbed. ...Go Figure.......Will also brag on how much they just spent on those new S.A. brakes and rims. Also will argue how the van is better than any ole American made 4x4 pickup/van. Do not mention how a transfer case is a superior design. Just nod your head and move along......nothing to see here......move along....people....move along.

Syncro ,Double Cab, TDI, TRI-Star Pickup: (Uni-corn, Bigfoot, Lockness Monster, Santy Claus,Cheap Gas)

1. Couldn't even get em here in the states, and you think your gonna find parts!!!........but very cool ride....you know were one's at? Oooooops....

2. Titled as Pinto but yet has tags