THE VOLKSWAGEN , AN ICONIC VEHICLE IN A WORLD FILLED WITH LOOK ALIKES.
THERE ARE MANY TYPE OF VOLKSWAGENS SOME AWKWARD AND BULKY AND SOME GRACEFULLY THOUGHT OUT . I CANNOT HELP BUT BE DRAWN TO THE VANAGONS BREADBOX DESIGN , I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE 80's STYLE ANGULAR BOX DESIGN THAT MANY USED DURING THIS TIME, SOME EVEN EMPLOYING THIS DESIGN TO SPORTS CARS ( MUSTANG,DELOREAN,ETC, )
YES, I KNOW THE BOXER LOOK DOESN'T HAVE THE AERO-DYNAMICS THAT THE LATER 90's STREAMLINE DESIGNS OR THE VERY IMPRSSIVE MILLENIUM ERA TEAR DROP SHAPE, BUT AESTETICS DO COUNT WHEN IT COME TO SOME THINGS IN LIFE AND I BELIEVE THAT A PERSONS VEHICLE REFLECTS GREATLY ON THAT PERSONS PERSONALITY.
I SUPPOSE THAT IS WHY THE VOLKSWAGEN HAS LASTED SO LONG , THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE PRODUCED IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN AS UN-CONFORMIST AND QUIRKY AS THE FOLKS WHO HAVE DROVE THEM.
FROM THE BUGS TO THE SQUAREBACKS EVERYONE HAS THIER OWN LIKES. I CANNOT DENY HOWEVER THAT I DO LIKE THE VANAGON OVER OTHER VW VEHICLES SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT HAS A UTILITARIAN ABILITY THAT THE OTHERS CAN'T COMPETE WITH.
I THINK THAT IT'S RATHER ODD THAT I DO LIKE THE VANAGON OVER THE TYPE-ONE SPLIT WINDOW AS I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY (RATHER VOCALLY) THAT THE SPLIT WINDOW BUS IS THE MOST AESTETICALLY PEASING DESIGN OF ALL THE VOLKSWAGEN DESIGNS.
YOU'RE PROBALLY ASKING YOURSELF RIGHT NOW WHY I LIKE THE VANAGON OVER THE SPLIT WINDOW IF 'LOOKS REALLY DO MATTER' WELL I GUESS IT JUST COMES DOWN TO THE OLD SAYING 'BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER'.
WHEN I WAS A KID I WOULD OCCASIONALLY SEE A TYPE-TWO OR A VANAGON GO BY AND WOULD ALWAYS THINK THAT THE TYPE-TWO LOOKED LIKE A ROLLING LOAF OF BREAD AND THE VANAGON LOOKED LIKE THE BOX THAT IT SHOULD GO IN.
I THINK THAT ANYONE WHO HAS EVER OWNED A VANAGON HAS THEIR OWN FAVORITE VERSION WHETHER IT BE THE SYNCRO, WESTFALIA, T-25 OR EVEN THE HUMBLE TRANSPORTER, 'TO EACH THEIR OWN' I SUPPOSE.
WHICH IS MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THE VANAGON? I WOULD HAVE TO TEND TO LEAN TOWARDS THE MOTORHOME VERSION OF THE VANAGON.
WHY ? BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED OTHER MOTORHOMES AND I CAN TELL YOU FOR A FACT THAT WHEN IT COMES TO FILLING YOUR TANK UP THE VW-VANAGON GYPSY OR VW-BAYWINDOW BUS/MOTORHOME ARE ALOT EASIER ON THE WALLET. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY COULD EVER BE CONSIDERED A VEHICLE THAT YOU COULD DRIVE TO WORK IN EVERY DAY BUT IF YOU WERE IN A PINCH, I GUESS YOU COULD PRESS THEM INTO SERVICE IN THAT REGARD.
PLUS, AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE I LIKE THE UTILITARIAN ASPECT OF VEHICLES . I HAVE LIVED (AS A PERMANENT FULL TIME ADDRESS) IN MOTORHOMES BEFORE AND AS LONG AS YOUR A NEAT FREAK IT'S NOT ALL THAT BAD .
ALSO MOTORHOMES IN MY OPINION MAKE GREAT GUEST ROOMS WHEN YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY COME TO VISIT .WOULD YOU RATHER THEY PAY 90 DOLLARS A NIGHT AT A MOTEL 20 MILES AWAY? ( UMMM, WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T ANSWER THAT LAST ONE OUT LOUD )