You know you are a VW bus driver........

[Wyntand5900]

Hey Guys, I stumbled upon this while looking for something else.
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1. You know your a VW bus driver if you come to a "reduced speed ahead" sign and you were already going that speed.
2. So you know your a VW bus driver if little kids coming running up like you are the ice cream man. The bad part is they can usually catch you...
3. You know your a VW bus driver if you have to, for whatever reason, get out of your bus to start it.
4. You know you're a VW bus driver if when you see flashing lights in the rear-view, the speedo isn't the first thing you check.
5. You know you are a VW bus driver if you spent more time picking out the curtains in your bus, than the one's in your house.
6. You know you're a VW bus driver when you start out speeding towards a hill, and still end up at the top with a line of cars behind you. "Hey, at least I look cool."
7. You know you are a VW bus driver if you are serious about your, : Honk if Anything Falls Off! sticker.
8. You know your a VW bus Driver when you Pass a person Burning Brush but you still glance down at your lights and look in the rear to see if you engine is not on fire
9. You know your a VW bus driver if when Approaching a hill you Automatic Head for the Truck Lane (bus Lane).
10. You know you are a VW bus driver....You know that your a Bus driver if when filling up with gas Require you to open the deck lid and check the oil as well.
11. You know you are a VW bus driver....you are so prepared for a breakdown that not only do you actually carry a full toolbox with you at all times, but also blankets, pillows and snacks enough to live comfortably should the repair be out of your reach.
12. You know you are a VW bus driver....you leave 20 minutes early and still arrive 5 minutes late
13. You know your a VW bus Driver when you carry a 3 1/2 ton floor jack with , just incase you need to pull the motor!
14. You know your a VW bus Driver when you empty your pockets at night and along with the spare change there is a 10mm and 13mm wrench:)
15. You know you are a VW bus driver....when you walk out of a store and another bus driver leaves a note for you under your wiper.
16. You know you are a VW bus driver....when you can find your parking spot, because of the oil leak
17. You know you are a VW bus driver when shifting into 4th gear includes the use of a bungy cord.
18. You know you are a VW bus driver....Your elbows get sore from slumping over the wheel.
19. You know you are a VW bus driver....You convince your insurance company that your nose mounted spare tire doubles as an "Air bag"
20. You know you are a VW bus driver....you see a Bus stopped on the side of the road, you actually stop and help them out
21. You know you are a VW bus driver....if you carry a spare motor on your luggage rack to a camp out..
22. You know you are a VW bus driver....you know you're a bus driver when you pass a junk yard and wonder if they have the parts you need.
23. You know you are a VW bus driver....it takes you 20 minutes to stop at a gas station, because everyone wants to talk to you about your Bus
24. You know you are a VW bus driver....if you give high fives when passing another car...uphill.
25. You know you are a VW bus driver....if every time someone reaches for the sliding door handle you start to panic and yell "be careful, that comes right off
26. You know you are a VW bus driver when you ask your wife, "do you smell gas?"
27. You know you are a VW bus driver if you have a radio but don't listen to it cause you're listening to the motor.
28. You know you are a VW bus driver if you have a permanent red mark on your back from the springs of the seat poking you in the back.
29. You know you are a VW bus driver if you've ever come out to somebody so generous and impressed with your bus that they left a spliff under your windshield wiper.
30. You know you are a VW bus driver if you are pulled over by bike patrol
31. You know you are a VW bus driver if you are the host of a camp out and you arrive a day late.
32. You know you are a VW bus driver when you know who John Muir is and you actually think you can converse with him telepathically to help fix your bus
33. You know you are a VW bus driver if you have ever installed a door hinge to make your accelerator pedal work
34. You know you are a VW bus driver when you automatically throw up the peace sign when ever someone waves to you on the road.
35. You know you are a VW bus driver if you have to stop for a downed tree blocking the road on your way home so you climb in the back and eat dinner before walking home to get the chainsaw
36. You know you are a VW bus driver if your friends always ask to borrow tools when you stop by because they know you're carrying them with you.
37. You know you are a VW bus driver, as other vehicles pass you they either give you the peace sign, do their fingers like they are passing safety information, laugh or take pictures.
38. You know you are a VW bus driver when you pop your top and eat lunch in the parking lot at work so you "feel like you are camping"
39. You know you are a VW bus driver when you let your hair grow long just so you can be an appropriate accessory to your vehicle.
40. You know you are a VW bus driver if can diagnose engine problems only using your sense of smell.
41. You know you are a VW bus driver if you recognize your friends by the vehicle rather than their face.
42. You know you are a VW bus driver when feet protruding from the under the rear of a vehicle seem normal.
43. You know you are a VW bus driver when weather plays no role in you decision whether or not to go camping.
44. You know you are a VW bus driver when you get up in the morning actually looking forward to the drive to work
45. You know you are a VW bus driver if there's both frost on the inside as well as the outside of your windows
46. You know you are a VW bus driver if you spend your work day planning your next camping trip instead of working
47. You know you are a VW bus driver if part of your household budget includes a "Bus needs" section
48. You know you are a VW bus driver when the drive to anywhere you go is the most adventurous part of the trip.
49. You know you are a VW bus driver when your rocking your body back and forth to get the extra speed up a hill!
50. You know you are a VW bus driver when you slow down to look at the vehicles reflection in shop windows.
51. You know you are a VW bus driver when you carry a towel with you to wipe the windshield because your defroster doesn't work.
52. You know your a VW bus driver when you carry a bottle of Rain-x with you at all times.
53. You know your a VW bus driver when no matter what happens, you can allways live in your bus.
54. You know you are a VW bus driver when you stop on the roadside during the summer in order to cool down your engine and to continue your trip 30 minutes after the stop
55. You know you are a VW bus driver when you load your van with 2000 additional kilos while the manufacturer says max load is 1000 kg
56. You know you are a VW bus driver when wintertime travel involves wearing thermal underwear, thick coat and stocking cap, and you have thermal blankets ready for hitchhikers you might pick-up.
57. You know you are a VW bus driver when you park on a slope just incase you need to clutch start when you leave
58. You know you are a VW bus driver when you go to the coin wash and spend more time drying the inside of the bus than the outside.
59. You know you are a VW bus driver... when your wife tells you her mother is coming to stay with us and your OK with it because you know where your going to sleep.
60. You know you are a VW bus driver when you love to hear the whine of the fan while shifting through the gears
61. You know you are a VW bus driver when, in traffic, you get close to the car in front of you just to see your reflection.
62. You know you are a VW bus driver when you have to use both hands at the wheel, while a gust of wind passes by.
63. You know you are a VW bus driver when nervous first-time passengers ask why you carry a fire extinguisher "collection" in your bus.
64. You know you are a VW bus driver when your hands automatically tighten on the wheel and your wife grabs the camper top handle every time see an 18 wheeler coming the other way on a 2-lane highway in Nevada
65. You know you are a VW bus driver when you can't sit straight in you seat...
66. You know you are a VW bus driver when you arrive at your beach camp and your kids high five you and say "Yea, Mom, Vanny made it!"
67. You know you are a VW bus driver when you are comfortable enough laying under your bus that you can actually doze off for a few minutes.
68. You know you are a VW bus driver when you read all the top 50 quotes from the "you know you're a VW Bus Driver" site.
69. You know you are a VW bus driver When your girlfriend's father refuses if you want to take her out in your VW Bus!
70. You know you are a VW bus driver when the judge immediately throws out the speeding ticket after seeing a picture of your car.
71. You know you are a VW bus driver when you've used all the spares on and in the bus and are still rolling down the road.
72. You know you are a VW bus driver when you watch the trees on the sides of the road ahead to judge wind speed.
73. You know you are a VW bus driver when you think that adjusting your valves is a great way to spend a saturday morning.
74. You know you are a VW bus driver when you always park facing downhill
75. You know you are a VW bus driver when the garage ring to ask you show the garage which wire to fiddle with should she not start!
76. You know you are a VW bus driver when you spot another bus in the grocery store parking lot parked way out, and you will pass up open spots close to the door to park your bus next to it.
77. You know you are a VW bus driver when you spend more in maintance costs, then the normal driver spends in a life time. Just to keep it alive and perfect!
78. You know you are a VW bus driver when you know how many feet it takes to push start you bus
79. You know you are a VW bus driver when people staring and pointing as you drive by doesn't phase you in the least.
80. You know you are a VW bus driver when your wife leaves you because after spending a week at her parents she comes home to find one room painted Dove Blue, One Turkis, Living Room Mango and the Dining Room in Sealing Wax Red/ Chestnut Brown
81. You know you are a VW bus driver when you have more pictures of your bus in your wallet then your kids
82. You know you are a VW bus driver when you can drive almost all the way home from work with a flat and think that it is just the "normal handling"
83. You know you are a VW bus driver when you can't feel your feet from November to March.
84. You know you are a VW bus driver.....when police stop you to strip search you and your bus-apologise then admit that they hung out with hippies and smoked when they were younger
85. You know you are a VW bus driver....when stop signs appear too late.
86. You know you are a VW bus driver when the last thing you put in your bus is a towel
87. You know you are a VW bus driver when your 15 year old daughter refuses to travel in the bus in case she is seen by her friends, but her friends actually love your Dub!
88. You know you are a VW bus driver when you spend more fixing up your ride than you do on your house!
89. You know you are a VW bus driver when you're OK with the fact that the 0-60 time is measured with a calendar !
90. You know you are a VW bus driver when your wife says to you "do the lights look dim to you?"
91. You know you are a VW bus driver......when by the time the breakdown truck gets to you, you've cooked and ate your dinner and are already onto the desert
92. You know you are a VW bus driver when you get behind an old person driving and glad it isn't you holding up traffic for once
93. You know you are a VW bus driver when you roll down both windows, then you and your passenger flap an arm to get more speed up the hill. At least it makes people behind you laugh!!!
94. You know you are a VW bus driver when you have to plan in advance to stop at a junction, and have window lowered in case you have to shout for people to get out of the way.
95. You know you are a VW bus driver when a Bloke ask's for a salt and pepper set and some new cutlery for a Christmas present.
96. You know you are a VW bus driver when all you have to do is look at the outside air temp to know if your bus will start.
97. You know you are a VW bus driver when....you accept the rust on your seams as having an equal place in the universe to yourself.
98. You know you are a VW bus driver when your husband/wife is constantly nagging you to move all your spare parts in the garage so he/she can get to their stuff.
99. You know you are a VW bus driver when you think a scrap yard looks like a hoodride showroom...
100. You know you are a VW bus driver when you're breakdown company's call centre agent recognizes you!!
101. You know you are a VW bus driver when your 40 year old 'motorhome' can spank a bmw M3 on the motorway and send it home crying for mummy.
102. You know you are a VW bus driver if you see nothing unusual about driving in ski gloves and 2 coats.
103. You know you are a VW bus driver when you carry a tow rope and jumper cables at all times... just in case.
104. You know you are a VW bus driver when you are happy with 60mph on the motorway
105. You know you are a VW bus driver when you look at your bank balance...
106. You know you are a VW bus driver when you know, no matter what happens, you can live in your bus.
107. You know you are a VW bus driver when your rocking your body back and forth to get the extra speed up a hill!
108. You know you are a VW bus driver when the only vehicle you are capable of overtaking is a milk float.........and that when you do , you are happy!!!
109. You know you are a VW bus driver when you slow down to look at the vehicles reflection in shop windows.
110. You know you are a VW bus driver when you carry a towel with you to wipe the windshield because your defroster doesn't work.
111. You know you are a VW bus driver when you come to the realization that your knees are serving double-duty as front bumper guards.

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