Hey Dennis, you've got a neat story about when you first got Murray. Let's hear it. Shelby Shook <sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: YAY I made a neat thread! I had a feeling it would be good and couldn't wait to post it, so I used a school computer and had to dodge my teacher so I wouldn't get caught. On 8/28/07, Stephen Brannan <ozarkcycleworks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Yeah, this is definitely one of the neatest threads. Shelby Shook < sloweyefasthand@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: That's so cool that you know everything about it, expecially since it came all the way from Germany. That's a really neat story man. On 8/28/07, Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: Flash - my silver Vanagon doesn't have a long history since it is only 20 years old. However, I do know it's history from the beginning. Flash was purchased by a member of the Canadian air force. He and his wife took the European delivery and picked the van in Germany. They traveled the countryside for a while then had it shipped to Canada. Since he an old military guy, he had the entire underside and engine compartment coated with cosmoline (army guys used to coat their guns so they wouldn't rust when they were crossing rivers, etc.) before it was put on the boat. Fast forward to October 29, 1993. The old miltary couple was having breakfast at a resturant in Maine and happened to sit next to a couple from New Hampshire, Lewis Royal and wife. Lewis overheard them discussing selling their van and buying an RV. The deal was made on the spot and the van never went back to Canada. Just stayed in the States and was never legally imported. 26,775 miles - 4,465 miles/year. The next 12 years Flash made a summer trip each year and then was parked in the garage in the summer home of the Royals in New Hampshire. November 18, 2005 - 42,919 later or 3,577 miles/year, I bought Flash, had it serviced and drove back to Houston from Concord, NH. Today, Flash has 101,250 miles on it. 31,556 miles in less than two years - 18,000 miles/year. Two trips to California, a trip to Illinois, the trip home from New Hampshire, Oklahoma, various weekend adventures. To this day there is not one spot of rust anywhere on the body or undercarriage. I still have to scrap the cosmoline off fittings & bolts to work on the van. As far as music, I have XM radio and let the DJ pick the music. Normally set on Channel 7 - the seventies, or Watercolors - smooth jazz or XMU/Starbucks station - new age & Indie. I know more info than you wanted. Ronnie --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.