Fun questions & van comments

[ujoint]

I thought it would be fun for us to share some van stories. I know I'm not the only one that has them! I get asked crazy questions on a daily basis, and I really wish I kept a note pad in the van to write them down.

So let's hear em!!!

Today, I got...

"did you buy it like that?"
"that's the baddest van I've ever seen"
"that got a 351 in it?"

 

[cellularsteve2]

"That's sick"
"That's sweet"
"That's ************"
:victory:

 

[dsw4x4]

In Colorado and Moab the rock buggies and tricked out jeeps go out their way to stop and watch us climb tricky obstacles after we tackle the climb then the comments fly. Last week a coworker told me it was cool because it reminded him of the A-Team only cooler!! As far a stories go mine has only been on the road 9 months but we stuck it last memorial day at ten at night in the rain on rutted out muddy hill climb out side steamboat colorado seven hours of digging and jacking and we were on our way again woohoo. We got to the top of the climb put it in park and went to sleep for a few hours (sun was almost up by then). Then we woke up went straight to the car wash and 30 dollars later to the hot springs for a couple hours to rethink our route.

 

[wanderer-rrorc]

with my girl being older...people are ALWAYS suprized to hear the diesel clatter to life...it turns alot of heads when near farm boys...

also the thick black smoke tends to make people think she's on fire..:sombrero:

the new bumpers have turned some heads...

 

[Jerulator]

I havent had my van long enough to have any stories......yet :sombrero: So far the only comments I get are from some of my wisecracker co-workers, and the comments are usually of the "looks like a child-molester van", I tell them to go pound salt and that child molester vans are the no-window, ice cream truck kind and that my van has too many windows for that and besides, I ain't no child molester ! When I got the van, that never even entered my mind....so I think that they are the CM's ! :wings:

 

[ujoint]

I havent had my van long enough to have any stories......yet :sombrero: So far the only comments I get are from some of my wisecracker co-workers, and the comments are usually of the "looks like a child-molester van", I tell them to go pound salt and that child molester vans are the no-window, ice cream truck kind and that my van has too many windows for that and besides, I ain't no child molester ! When I got the van, that never even entered my mind....so I think that they are the CM's ! :wings:

I ask them if they believe everything in Hollywood

 

[wanderer-rrorc]

I havent had my van long enough to have any stories......yet :sombrero: So far the only comments I get are from some of my wisecracker co-workers, and the comments are usually of the "looks like a child-molester van", I tell them to go pound salt and that child molester vans are the no-window, ice cream truck kind and that my van has too many windows for that and besides, I ain't no child molester ! When I got the van, that never even entered my mind....so I think that they are the CM's ! :wings:

I ask them if they want some candy....that usually takes care of them:coffeedrink:

 

[robert]

I drive a VW so you know I get to hear everyone's story of how someone in their family had one and how cool it was.

 

[wanderer-rrorc]

I drive a VW so you know I get to hear everyone's story of how someone in their family had one and how cool it was.

yea...my grampa had one with the pop-top...:elkgrin:


seriously..he did!

 

[G35Vortec454]

"Is there a body in there?" - best
"Is that a Hummer"? - dumbest
"Did you make it yourself, how much did you spend"?
"Would you like to trade (for a lifted/built-up 4x4)"?
"Do you hunt"?
"Is that bullet-proof"?
"Is that 4WD"?
"That's so 909", when I still lived in area code 909
"(no question) at the parking lot", just someone with a camera going around taking pictures, front, sides, back
"(no question) on the freeway, just some passenger of a Hummer sticking his head out and snapping a picture

 

[ujoint]

"That's so 909", when I still lived in area code 909

That should be the dumbest. Your rig is the anti 909!

I wish I could charge a buck for every camera phone I see, I could make my payment every month.

 

[Rozzi]

"Do it in a van"
"If the van is a rockin', don't bother knockin'"
My buddy had a Dodge 1/2 ton shorty in high school with the half moon windows. It had some tribal paint job on the side. True 70s style. Ugly van and nothing like Dodge 318 starter.

 

[wanderer-rrorc]

"Is that bullet-proof"?

well...is it??? :elkgrin:


ya gotta admit...if you pulled into a bad neighborhood...they will think its a SWAT raid!!

thought about this paintjob?

 

[naterry]

My best story to date happened on the drive up to the lost coast for the first camping trip. The lost coast is also known for it's proximity to Humboldt County. It may be obvious, but it should be noted that for most people that conjures up a certain horticultural connotation..

Well I happened be going camping in said region at a particularly interesting time. I was also unaware of the levels of scrutiny travelers in the region were subject to, and thus had a little wake up call on the drive. Just south of Redway, CA I passed two CHP cars parked a mile apart on side roads facing the highway. Then around 2 miles further they came up behind me and signaled that they would like to have a little chat. So I pull over..

My first words were "ok, I know I need a license plate light and mudflaps" (it was night). The officer said "that's not your only problem" and I gulped. It should be noted that my girlfriend in the passenger seat said that all she could see of the officer was the top of his baseball cap. That would make him maybe 5'-6" given the height of the door-sill. He went up on his toes a couple times trying to look in.. :victory:

So after asking me to step out of the car, and chatting for awhile he informed me that there was apparently "a group of guys in the area in a large van pulling people over and posing as DEA agents".. I laughed pretty hard and he smiled and said that he just had to pull me over and check when I drove past. He said the people posing as agents were pulling people over and ripping them off.. hmm, not me

After that it became a show and tell for him and his compadre who liked the Ute. Lots of questions, but over all a good natured exchange..

Cheers-

N

 

[wanderer-rrorc]

. It should be noted that my girlfriend in the passenger seat said that all she could see of the officer was the top of his baseball cap. That would make him maybe 5'-6" given the height of the door-sill. He went up on his toes a couple times trying to look in.. :victory:

N

I had something similar happen...wasnt paying attention at a stoplight and rolled into the car infront of me...

bump....dam...

and out of the car an HONEST TO GOD midget jumps out and walks up to the driver door...looks up at me..and says

"im NOT happy!"

so I replied

"which one are you?"

*GROAN*!!!:sombrero:

acutally I have had people at dealerships get on tip-toes and peek inside my girl....they are AMAZED how nice it is...that was before I started redoing it!