For What
It’s Worth - 157 Days and counting
The VW Bus
If you weren’t aware, there is a internal culture within the
VW community. The owners of the
Split-window first generation buses (1949-1967) are considered Classic VWs, and
can be a bit snobbish when it comes to other VW generation bus owners. They consider themselves elitists and all the
other bus owners as inferior and as well, their subordinates. The bay window bus (such as Linus) owners seem
like they are the most friendly because they are unpretentious and can be
easily approached. We use our buses and
they are not hangar queens. Bay window
drivers utilize their buses as much as possible, using them as campers, for supply
runs to Home Depot, and many are used just as daily drivers. Split-window drivers are selective when they
take their Gen 1 vehicles out on the road.
Maybe for a car show or club event they will take them out of the garage
and out on the road. They usually need a
special event to take them out on the road.
Gen 2 (Bay-window) drivers don’t need any special event, just a nice
sunny day will be enough reason.
A friend tells me he wants to buy a bus, but he wants to
wait and find a Generation 1 split-window.
I told him these can be quite expensive and he should look for a good
bay-window and then trade up later. He
insists he wants to wait for a 21 or a 23-window bus, which is a ridiculous
idea. When just a rusty shell of a 21 or
23-window can bring about $30,000, waiting to buy one can cost upwards to
$100,000 or more for a cherry one. Buy
one you will use and then learn about them.
You have got to have realistic goals to be able to attain them. Baby
steps before you can run. J
Simple
Joys of Life & Words of Wisdom
“Who you were,
who you are, and who you will be are three different people.”
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Snoopy asks
that you please… “Bark Less and Wag More!”
Until next
time… Be Good!
- cb
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