ot: 4 years in a camper van

[54ny77]

Vanagons are awesome. Till you hit something or something hits you.

Then, they're not so awesome.

Modern vehicles: safer. And most go up a 6% highway grade faster than 48 mph, no tailwind needed.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

Vanagons are awesome. Till you hit something or something hits you.

Then, they're not so awesome.

Modern vehicles: safer. And most go up a 6% highway grade faster than 48 mph, no tailwind needed.

haha

I used to drive back and forth from Chicago to Vail Co. in a 72 vanagon. 45mph was the best it could do. Loveland Pass was hilarious and scary being passed by huge rigs in low gear creeping past us. Surreal...

[peanutgallery]

Click and Clack used to giggle about this trait on Car Talk

Said you needed a football helmet for safety

Originally Posted by 54ny77

Vanagons are awesome. Till you hit something or something hits you.

Then, they're not so awesome.

Modern vehicles: safer. And most go up a 6% highway grade faster than 48 mph, no tailwind needed.

[Hindmost]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

Vanagons are awesome. Till you hit something or something hits you.

Then, they're not so awesome.

Modern vehicles: safer. And most go up a 6% highway grade faster than 48 mph, no tailwind needed.

I had a '68 van set up as a camper. I loved it but was never so happy as when I traded it in at a dealer in 1984. Naturally, now reading this thread I get nostalgic again.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Hindmost

I had a '68 van set up as a camper. I loved it but was never so happy as when I traded it in at a dealer in 1984. Naturally, now reading this thread I get nostalgic again.

haha, reminds me of the two happiest days of a boaters life. the day he buys the boat and day he sells it.

[Mikej]

This is really cool-
https://www.outsidevan.com/van/kodiak/

[Hindmost]

Don't get me started on driving in crosswinds!

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by peanutgallery

Click and Clack used to giggle about this trait on Car Talk

Said you needed a football helmet for safety

I once witnessed the aftermath of a head on collision in which a van was involved. Vowed never to get in one after that.

[54ny77]

i posted that because i have a few miles behind the wheel of a vanagon.

never hit something in one though, but man....it was on the forefront of my mind every time i climbed in one, as driver or passenger.

i prefer a crumple zone vs. nostalgia, thank you.

Originally Posted by charliedid

haha

I used to drive back and forth from Chicago to Vail Co. in a 72 vanagon. 45mph was the best it could do. Loveland Pass was hilarious and scary being passed by huge rigs in low gear creeping past us. Surreal...

[yakstone]

I always equated riding in a VW van as riding in a marshmallow.
Absolutely no protection built into them.

[gdw]

Originally Posted by charliedid

haha

I used to drive back and forth from Chicago to Vail Co. in a 72 vanagon. 45mph was the best it could do. Loveland Pass was hilarious and scary being passed by huge rigs in low gear creeping past us. Surreal...

VW Vans were one of the few vehicles I could beat to the tunnels with a 4 cylinder 1990 Izuzu Trooper. Both are really practical vehicles but poor choices for mountain driving especially in crosswinds.

[dancinkozmo]

Originally Posted by Mikej

This is really cool-
https://www.outsidevan.com/van/kodiak/

pretty cool . how much $$$ ?

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

i posted that because i have a few miles behind the wheel of a vanagon.

never hit something in one though, but man....it was on the forefront of my mind every time i climbed in one, as driver or passenger.

i prefer a crumple zone vs. nostalgia, thank you.

No doubt!

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by gdw

VW Vans were one of the few vehicles I could beat to the tunnels with a 4 cylinder 1990 Izuzu Trooper. Both are really practical vehicles but poor choices for mountain driving especially in crosswinds.

I drove across about 300 miles of I-70 through Kansas one year right after they ran the machine that puts grooves in the road before resurfacing. We were heading west into a 20 MPH headwind the entire way. It was like sailing a shed across ice on skateboard wheels. I hated that so much :-)

[Mikej]

Originally Posted by dancinkozmo

pretty cool . how much $$$ ?

If ya have to ask....I’m guessing 125ish