24 Aug '12, 9pm

Electric Volkswagen Microbus?? Shut up and take my money!!

Electric Volkswagen Microbus?? Shut up and take my money!!

When I heard "new electric VW bus" on the news, I was momentarily psyched. A few years ago I regularly saw an awesome white Vanagon campervan parked in my community college lot, and then one day, after a long time of admiring it, I spied a "For Sale" sign in the window. Ding, ding, ding! A dream vehicle was sitting right there, up for grabs. I've been told I should've been a hippie in the 60s. And I have a passionate love for recreational vehicles and travel, so I'd dearly adore to have a camper conversion.....or any VW!!... Sadly, my dad didn't support my idea, holding that the beautiful thing would be 'unsafe to drive' (at least for someone of my age and driving experience at the time), and difficult to maintain and repair. After a good fight I reluctantly let go of my exciting fixer-upper ideas, practically deciding that it was for the best; that one would no doubt go t...

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