VW Vanagon

Last fall, Mike and I (well, mostly Mike) purchased a 1985 VW Vanagon Camper. It has the bed seat in the back and the pop top tent with bed on top, the sink, stove, and refrigerator. It was in need of some repairs, so we took it in to a shop here that works pretty much exclusively on old VWs and Porsches. A mere 6 months later, we have our van back. :) The guy was very slow at getting everything done, but to his credit, it was a long list and there were many decisions to be made along the way.

So, Mike and I went and picked it up today just in time for Mike's camping trip with the boys this weekend. They will be so thrilled. And all the money was just about worth it when I drove in it down the street to meet Reid on his way home from the bus stop (he had an eye appointment to go to) and all his friends were in awe. :) One of them was yelling, "That is so sweet!" :)

I know we will use it for camping. We really do like to go camping. So the only question now is if it will need continual repairs. If it does, we will sadly depart with it and call it an expensive life experiment. If it seems fairly reliable for our weekend excursions (and errand running around town), then it will be a happy purchase for us for years to come.

Here is a picture of our little cutie (this is when I was driving it home after we purchased it).