It's official... everything ben t, mike miller and phaedra told me about HK
is true!
He is definitely a piece of work.

Mick
Hilo, Hawaii

----- Original Message -----
From: Horace K. Sawyer <hksawyer@CATT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 5:03 PM
Subject: How much pay for van? GLX version

> Well, I had to buy a model which I considered more fitting for a man of my
> status, and of course something unique as a testament of my
> individualmyality, so I bought a 1991 GLX Eastfailia Wolfsburger
> special-edition Limited model.  This ultra-rare model is equipped with
gold
> trim accents and logos, 17" eletro-statically discharge plated solid gold
3
> star wheels, illuminated zircon shifter knob, luxury interior upgrade,
> xenon lights, hot weather package, cold weather package, electronics
> upgrade, data upgrade, radar -- as in RADAR -- not a detector, performance
> enhancement package, suspension package, clearance upgrade, 7 speed tranny
> upgrade, and the Eastfailia Wolfshamburger medium-rare earth pink-to-light
> brown-to charbroiled black carbonized low-gloss finish. Quite simply,
> there's not another one like it.  Looks good enough to eat.
> For those of you who haven't been around long enough to know, the
> Eastfailia* version is VW's half-camper designed exclusively for the
> miserably hot, steamy, criminally humid climes of the eastern seaboard,
and
> particularly, the Georgia territory.  It comes standard with eight (8)
> separate air conditioning systems and a vacuum sealed Airstream Trailer
> permanently attached for relaxation/exercise space.  There is no outside
> door.  (No one dare venture outside in the southeastern humidity anyway).
>
> Mfgr's Suggested Retail Price:  $77,000.  The salesman was quite cordial
> and graciously offered to sell me the masterpiece for the ridiculously low
> figure of $69,000.  I did some calculations, and immediately wrote a check
> before the fools realized their blundering folly.  The way I figure, by
> buying this vehicle I instantly made $8,000!  So really I didn't pay
> anything -- they paid ME to buy this one-of-a-kind van!  They never did
> figure it out.  Just to be sure they didn't, I never taken it back there
> for the free service -- I was afraid they catch on to me.  So to keep the
> miles off and keep me from having to change the oil, I just keep up on
> blocks in my back yard.  Runs great, and still only 37 miles!
>
> Horace
>
>
>
> *By the way, what first attracted me to the van was the poptop on the
> Eastfailia version remains in the open position all the time, housing the
> overhead a/c units.  I thought it looked cool going down the road like
> that.  My girlfriend said it was a phallic cymbal or something.  I didn't
> understant what she meant, and I've never played the drums.  We broke up
> not long afterward.
>