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Day 185: Saturday, October 5 Breakfast at the rally was terrific andcatered by Golden Corral. Anna May Douthitt, the rallys coordinatorand chief director, did another fabulous job in selecting the foodvendor and everyone appreciated her hard work. Following breakfasta craft activity center was started where participants could learn howto make a cooling neck scarf. This led into the popular trek-of-the-

trailers where attendees could visit other A-frame trailers to see thevarious mods (modifications) initiated by their respective owners.This is a great way to see: the workmanship of others, the type ofmods people create, and to learn if any mods are worth consideringfor your camper. This expedition went on until about noon, though we went beyond that time by visiting others who had questions about their trailersusually related to maintenance or repairs. By 1:45 we were set up at the outdoor meeting area to do our presentation, which was well received by

those in attendance. Our topic was The Hows and Whys ofExtended Camping and featured an 8-page booklet we wrotewhile on this summers trip. After our presentation we visited twotrailers and actually did some repairs. The whole-group photowas taken at 5PM followed by the mass exodus to TheChesapeake House restaurant about a mile from thecampground. We found the food to be delicious, the costreasonable for our large group, and the service was very good

All this was a significant reason we returned here again this yearBack at camp the group participated in a door prize drawing witheveryone winning some type of prize plus several grand prizes. 1= Saturday breakfast buffet line. 2=Folks enjoy food & fellowship. 3= Sally is seen in action as prime presenter on topic of How & Why o

Long Term Camping.Shes a pro! 4=Chris demonstrates installation of fixture using thin skin rivets on lightweight fiberglass skin of camping trailer.

Day 186: Sunday, October 6 The group breakfast was scheduled for 7:30AM and came offwithout a hitch. What else would you expect from AnnaMay, Marty, Tiki, Judy, and the rest of the volunteers?!We spent until about 9:15 AM talking with so manydifferent folks who share this same love of camping.Bidding folks safe travel, we drove south on Rt. 17 to St.Philip Lutheran Church for adult Sunday School. Theteacher, a lay member, did a very good job detailing the

history of Dr. Martin Luthers early life from birth to justbefore his conflicts with the Roman church. Following theadult class we joined the congregation at worship. St.

6= Sunday breakfast at campsite Philips reminds us of our own congregation with manyseniors in the pews, though a Saturday night service was mentioned by the pastor, so wewondered if it might be a contemporary service.

Following church we drove back to the Myrtle Beach Travel Park and worked on two trailers,then I took a nap while Sally read a novel and spoke with visitors who wandered by to see ourcamper. Upon waking up, Sally & I walked Myrtle Beach again for about 45 minutes. When we returned, several of the rally folks decided to go out tosupper together so we rode with Willi & Beth south to the Noisy Oyster, a small bar & restaurant. We split a seafood & cheese dip served with around loaf of hot, buttery homemade bread. This stuff was unbelievable! Do any of you know what were talking about? How bout sharing arecipe. Ooooowww, that still tastes yummy! We had a great time at the restaurant getting to know some of our fellow campers a little morepersonally. Back at camp we discussed the probability of rain arriving before we awoke and the subsequent tasks of breaking camp in the rain. Wecould reduce our time in the wetness by handling some of the tasks now. Willi & Beth had a fabric shade over the entrance to their Aliner, so while

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Willi tilted the a-wall inward, Beth, Sally, Anna May & I held the edges of the fabric shade while Willi released its connection on the a-wall. The whad begun picking up so it was good we had five sets of hands involved in the take-down. Sally & I moved on to our condo where I temporaretracted the stabilizers, cranked up the trailer, attached the trailer to the cars hitch, and readjusted the stabilizers for the nights rest. This would gus less time outside if rain arrived early.

Day 187: Monday, October 7 Today was a driving day. With the expectation of rain arriving inthe morning we arose before 7AM and found ourselves ready to pull out of the RV park by 8AMor so. Though the fee for each night here hovers around $55, we expressed our desire to havethe rally lengthened by an extra night on our copy of the evaluation form we submitted to AnnaMay, the rally coordinator. Just as we pulled out into traffic a light rain started and we were happywe had hooked the trailer to our car last night just in case the rain started earlier than expected.Our GPS had us driving on state highways rather than the interstate, which surprised us, but wemade decent time through the local towns and cities. Lunch was early at 11AM as wed only hadcoffee to start our morning. As we left the pizzeria we again remarked that we were lucky the rainheld out so we didnt get wet. The words had just escaped our lips, and we opened the car door,when the rain started again! It rained medium to very heavy to nothing off & on the entireafternoon. As we circumnavigated Jacksonville, FL, we came into a traffic jam on the eastern arcof I-295 that goes around Jax on the beach side of the city. This added about another 30 minutesto the drive, and our GPS wasnt even aware of this new road despite getting an update in late March. We eventually arrived in St. Augustine, around 7PM and set-up, then bathroomed and got ready for bed by 7:30. Wow, seems like weve done this routine before, huh!

Day 188: Tuesday, October 8 We were awakened at 6AM by the sound of light rain that rapidly escalated to a heavy downpour. It was greatlisten to the rain falling on our trailer like onto a drum skin, but we were concerned about whether water would make puddles in our campsite. We didnt want soggy shoes for our days ride. By coffee tithe rain subsided and we saw only a tiny puddle near the fire ring; thank goodness for sandy Florida sPacking up went quickly and we found ourselves leaving Anastasia State Park with sufficient time to sat the thrift store on Anastasia Island, just down the road from the state park. From there we drove staroads until we reached I-95 where we drove until just beyond Daytona. At that point we stopped for lunand to restock our stash of morning coffee creamers. At our age its become one of our only vices. Trest of our drive was as uneventful except for the surprise we found in our rearview mirror as we exiI-95 near Jupiter, FL, driving toward Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Immediately behind us were our gofriends Sharon & Don Gregg from Poinciana, FL. Were all members of the Florida regional chapter

Aliner travel trailer owners club and wed just been camping with them in Myrtle Beach. They are alsotheir way to the Florida Keys rally and decided to camp at Dickinson SP also. What a small world! 2= Sa

refills our water container as we prepare to fold down the camper and drive further south toward the Florida Keys.

Day 189: Wednesday, October 9 Breakfast was abbreviated to just coffee so we could make the 9AMsailing of the tour boat that explores the Loxahatchee River within Jonathan Dickinson State Park (FL).

The sky was a bit overcast and, even though rain was only predicted at a 5% level, we received light rainduring the 90 minute round trip. The beginning of the tour is in brackish water (salt & fresh) during low tide,so our captain warned us that we might not get as far as Trapper Nelsons camp up river. With us beingthe only two passengers, we didnt displace much water so the boat did make it farther up r iver and we gotto see the original camp of Trapper Nelson, a colorful character who lived most of his life alone in thebackwater from the mid-1930s to 1968 when he was mysteriously found shot to death. His story is worth asearch on the Internet. This is also a boat trip worth a return trip!Upon our return back to the dock wetoured the Education Center in the state park and found it to be very interesting, informative, and wellappointed, especially with art depicting nature. After leaving the center we phone dour friends Don & 3= Chris enjoys tour of Loxacatchee Rive

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Sharon Gregg, who are also camping in this park, and we road together in their vehicle to Harry & the Nativesrestaurant for lunch. Unfortunatelythey ran out of their signature Mississippi Mud ice cream dessert, so we were limited to only nourishing food. From there we drove to several thrifstores with Don & Sharon searching for another shaker (a health device we use). This was another fun day that we were able to share with friendsFantastic!

Day 190: Thursday, October 10 Roy and Nancy, new Aliner owners from the Waldo, Florida area, stopped by to visit prior to our leaving JonathanDickinson State Park. We enjoyed meeting these new and enthusiastic owners, and I gave Roy some detailed info about the proper caulking of

windows and roof vents. (For those of our readers who have these same concerns, we will be placing detailed info on our website by

this winter on this very topic! Check us out at www.thriftytravel.info)Leaving the state park we drove to the same restaurant where we ate yesterday: Harry & the Natives, several miles north of the state park on US1Though our main intent was to taste their renown Mississippi Mud ice cream pie, was also split a gorgonzola bacon burger. This burger had Sallysmiling, as she lovesblue cheese and she said the addition of the gorgonzola to the burger made it extra special. I was happy with the bacon burge& all the veggie trimmings. The ice cream pie was also very good. Well definitely stop here again on our next trip to this area.

After lunch we visited three thrift stores and made a few very nice purchases. In contrast, the drive to Key Largo was what we had expected as far asheavy traffic and congestion. Such traffic woes are not the norm for us country folk from the rural setting of Ocala. Im hoping we can buy somethingat Walgreens or CVS to handle (road) congestion when we drive back north!

Arriving at John Pennekamp State Park we were very pleased to find so many of our camping buddies already set up. We walked to each campsiteand invited our colleagues to be our guests for pancakes in the morning our treat! Both Sally & I will be flipping hot cakes from 8-9AM as awelcome to our brothers & sisters in the Aliner camping family. Some former Aliner owners have sold their units and bought SOBs (Some OtheBrand) and have maintained their AOC: Aliner Owners Club membership. Of course, theyll be joining us also.

Day 191: Friday, October 11 With the AOC-Florida Region known for its dependability and planning, it came as no surprise that our day was well

planned and got off to a great start. Sally and I sponsored a pancake breakfast for everyone who wanted to attend. Sally was the perennially polite &helpful hostess who made sure everyone got fed. I mixed and cooked the pancakes. We fed about 25 hungry club members who had a choice ofregular or chocolate chip pancakes. Orange juice was also offered. Folks brought their own beverage and silverware.

Following breakfast, Sally & I made reservations for the 1:45PM snorkeling trip out to the coral reef off-shore from our campground at JohnPennekamp State Park in Key Largo. After those arrangements we had about 1.5 hours to get lunch and other preparations in order. The cruiseoffers a choice of 3 different snorkels you must buy them, not rent them, due to (logical) health restrictions. They varied in price: $5 straight-pipesnorkel, $10 semi-dry snorkel, $20 full-dry snorkel. We chose the latter as we didnt want to suck in salt water, especially myself as Im a poorswimmer. We each rented a mask ($2), Sally rented fins ($2), and a good friend, Bruce Sinclair, gave me a set of fins that he had outgrown. YayBruce! We were joined on our undersea expedition by Bruce, Art & Edda Ross, and Laurie & Scott Baker, all Aliner Club members. The ride out tookabout 1/2 hour, which gave us about 1 to 1.5 hours in the water. Sally, a terrific swimmer, was wise to take a Dramamine an hour prior to leaving thedock. We received instruction from the terrific boat leader and the boats captain. It took me a while to build up confidence to wander away from theboat. Though the water was only 12-15 feet deep at our location, thats still over my head. The sea had 1-2 foot waves, so after about 20 minutesSally swam back due to sea sickness from looking at the moving ocean bottom. After she went aboard I joined her to provide assistance. I tookabout 5 photos with an underwater camera but will have to wait for the film to be developed. Most of our group came back within 15-30 minutes bu

about a dozen others stayed out to within 15 minutes of our departure time to head back to dock. Despite the short time in the water I really enjoyedthe experience. As an almost-non-swimmer, I became more confident as I learned how to breathe with the snorkel when waves came over myhead. I wish I would have ventured farther from the ships side to go out to the more scenic & spectacular reefs.

We arrived back on land later than expected; the boats crew gave us the full time element for in-water fun. The 4PM club meeting had begun soSally walked back to our trailer to rest (sea sickness) while I remained at the meeting to gather info about the May 2014 Aliner International Rally tobe held in Florida and sponsored by our chapter of the national club. From there we broke up and went back to our trailers. Sally & I cleansedourselves of the salt residue from snorkeling by taking showers. By then we were headed to the 7PM snack get-together where rally info was sharedand folks got to meet new members, see old friends, etc. That broke up about 9PM so wewandered back to our camper to get a good nights sleep. Wow, what a full day!

Day 192: Saturday, October 12 Today was one action-packed moment after another. Not toomuch at a time, but a nice, steady flow of fun things to do. Why? Because today was themajor part of our Aliner rally. At 8:30AM we began with a continental breakfast courtesy of Art

& Edda Ross, two fabulous, supportive members of the Florida AOC chapter. Around 9AMBetty & Richard Purchase started our topical discussions. They orchestrated an ice breakeractivity where each month was called out and those with a birthday during that month toldtheir name and something interesting about them self. Every member shared something and itwas fun & interesting to learn such unknown facets of our friends. Following the ice breakermembers who attended various rallies state, regional, national, Beach Rally, etc. sharedtheir experiences. Those of us unable to attend learned a lot about what we missed. Morediscussion followed about the international AOC rally to be held in May 2014 in Florida.

We broke for a potty break around 10:15AM and those interested in long-term camping cameback to attend our presentation. After distributing the 8-page booklet we authored, we wentthrough some highlights for about a half-hour and answered questions for another half-hour. We felt this was time well spent and hoped that ouaudience of about 30 persons felt the same way. Going back to our trailer we met folks along the way and spoke with them about various issues. Acouple with a large trailer started to back into their campsite when a fellow member in our group, Don, yelled to me, His wheel looks like its going to

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fall off! As soon as I saw the problem I agreed with him and yelled out to the driver to stop immediately; the wheel was tilted to the side by 15-20The driver got out of the SUV and both he and his wife came over and were shocked by the angle of the wheel. Our guesstimate was that thebearings were excessively loose or worn and he needed to have them fixed before driving back onto the highway. He said hed be in thiscampground for a week and would find someone to fix it. We all hoped he would have the work done as it appeared to be a potentially dangeroussituation for himself and those drivers near him on the highway.

Sally & I had lunch and then several singles and couples in the rally club stopped by to talk or look at our camper or just visit. While Sally talked tosome, I went to others trailers to answer questions or check out problems in their rigs. By 4:30PM it was time to drive to Mrs. Macks Kitchen, afabulous restaurant in the center median of US1 on the south end of the city of Key Largo (3.5 miles south of the state park). This place fills withcustomers, so get there before the crowds arrive.Be ready to read the menu for 10-15 minutes (at least!) because its manypages in length with anextensive assortment of cuisines. Sally & I split the 1/2-pound Bahama Burger that included sour cream, guacamole (I gave my portion to my

queen!), and veggies, etc. Our split meal allowed me to have a slice of their famous Key Lime pie. Everything was excellent. All our fellow campersmade positive comments about the dining experience at Mrs. Macks.

Back at camp we decided to take a stroll around portions of John Pennekamp State Park that we hadnt yet seen. We walked over a wooden carbridge onto a peninsula and watched the sunset. A ranger in an electric cart came by to make sure we werent having a problem, seeing that the sunwas setting. We had a nice conversation that eventually focused on something Sally & I thought was quite interesting: American crocodiles moretimid than alligators, not like the Nile crocs seen on TV. (Guess Ill be less anxious if I meet a crocodile while Im hiking.)While Sally took her showeI went to the camper of two new members, Lois & Rick Dobkin, and took their photos and info for inclusion in our members photo directory. (TheFlorida region is the only AOC group that has a photo directory, at least that we know of.) Like Rick & Lois, its great to meet new, enthusiasticcamping folks such as David, Betty, Sue, Cindee, Frank & Pat. These folks also reflect the enthusiasm of our many long-term members.

Well, tomorrow is the end of our rally though some of us will stay an extra day. These adventures come to an end way too quickly. We always missour camping buddies and look forward to seeing them again at a future rally event.

Day 193: Sunday, October 13 This mornings worship service at the rally was, as usual, very inspiring. Both Betty and Richard presented

interesting and meaningful ideas, facts, and concepts about our spiritual relationships with God & Christ. The message presented hope as beingboth a verb and a noun hope as a product of faith and hope as in hoping for something with &for God. The worship & thanksgiving event is always seen as a integral and meaningful part oour camping weekend and this Sundays gathering again confirmed its importance to many of ouclubs members.

Following the service, Sally & I drove north several miles to a unique area the DagneyJohnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Parkon County Road 905 / Card Sound RoadThis particular parcel of land was once a residential /condominium development many years ago. It never got far offthe ground due to environment concerns by area residents andthe refuted actions of the developers in evading properprocedures and practices. When we arrived we met our fellowcamping friends Art & Edda Ross. who had invited us to hikewith them through this state park. Their presence made our jaunt

even more special as they had been in the area many years agowhen this land development was being built and promoted. Theyhad visited the model homes and developments various property improvements. Since that time (and the actualnumber of years since its demise is not accurately remembered) structures on the property have fallen into disrepairor been torn down by the State of Florida. But some concrete structures are visible as you walk the trails as arecanals where residents would have moored their boats. Now, instead, visitors walk amongst native foliage withsignage explaining the uniqueness of the plants and trees that fill the grounds. Art, and especially Edda, are plant-knowledgeable. Edda has manyplants at their home and both were readily able to identify many of the species wesaw. They were especially excited to see a rare snail in the trees that is known as the Banded Tree Snail, whichthey said was a rare experience to view. The fact that we saw two of them was exciting to us even though we haveno clue about these snails. It kinda felt like someone telling you that a famous work of art is in front of you at amuseum, and you dont know why its so special, but you feel honored to have seen it up close and personal.

Following our jaunt through the botanical garden we all ate at the Fish House, a local seafood restaurant. The food was very fresh and very good.Arriving back at camp Sally & I spoke to a few of our camping friends and then made a pack lunch to be taken to the nearby picnic shelter where

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wed eat with friends. Some folks even brought food to share. After dining we had a sing-alongwhere I (Chris) played tunes on my Q-Chord and the campers sang familiar pop songs. Asalways, this gets to be a nice, civil, but rowdy event as we all admit were not the best singers.Jokes are flung around and we spend more time laughing than singing. During the sing-alongSally started and stoked a campfire, providing a cozy backdrop for our fun event. By dusk wewere the last to go back to camp, shower, and rest the night in preparation for our journey northto Coconut Creek, FL where well visit friends. Just before we settled in to sleep our friend,

Anita, came by and said one of our fellow (single) campers was taken to the hospital byanother (single) member. Needless to say, everyone aware had him in our nightly prayers.1= Group enjoys potluck dinner before sing-along.

Day 194: Monday, October 14 What a joy it was to find that D had been treated andreleased from the local hospital with an apparent stomach (?) virus. He was quite dehydrated

but was enjoying lots of fluids. We were all so happy he was on the road to his former good health. We have always been proud of our RV friendswho always look out for each other, whether while camping or often when home by those who live nearby. Campers are a great lot, and small trailerowners are some of the kindest.

Our drive north toward South Florida was uneventful; we were actually sorry to be leaving the Florida Keys. Sally especially said she had thoroughlyenjoyed the trip (except her seasickness) and hoped we might return in the foreseeable future. After some discussion we decided to join the 21stcentury by purchasing a SunPass transponder so we can not only zooooom through the toll gates but also save money as SunPass holders getabout a 10% discount of toll fares. We handled the transaction at a Florida Turnpike SunPass service center, with Sammy as our service specialist.He made the transaction fun and fully understandable. Good job Sammy!

We arrived in Pompano Beach and found our campground, which was actuallymore of a park for mobile homes and large RVs. Though it had several hundred

spaces it was almost deserted; this must be a haven for northern snowbirds. Therestrooms had been obviously remodeled (they were more modern than theexterior) and the grounds were suitable, but the lack of human beings in homes, onthe streets, or passing by in vehicles made it rather eery. In fact, we both looked ateach other and almost simultaneously said, Zombies! It was like in those zombieTV series where the uninfected people drive around vacant towns, cities andneighborhoods looking for food, medicine, fuel, etc. and they dont see anyonearound. We felt that if anyone spontaneously appeared from a house wed jump outof our skin and say, Zombie! Wow, even at our old age we still have animagination.

After set-up we drove to several locations for some fun. One was an extensiveindoor flea market, and it was really huge probably the largest indoor market of itstype wed ever seen. From there we drove to a car lot to kick tires and see whatSally thought of

their offerings. We then drove to Gunther VW in Coconut Creek, FL, the largestVW dealership in the nation. Our friend, Pete Raissis, is the Shop Foreman. AndPete runs a terrific shop with terrific technicians. (More on that in another sectionof this newsletter!) We spent some time with James Barash, a VW salesspecialist. He helped us investigate several VW-TDI station wagons as wecontinue to consider moving up to a newer vehicle.

After Pete finished work we all rode over to his home to meet his wife, Patricia,and take them both out to supper as our guests. Patricia is a terrific person andan equally accomplished interior decorator, which explains why their home is sospectacular. Do you live in South Florida? Patricia may begin doing consulting oninterior decoration projects. What makes her talent so special is that she designswhat you like in an interior setting color, balance, layout, all the big and littlespecialities and you do the actual work, saving you a LOT of money over

traditional interior decorating services. Give me (Chris) a call if this interests youand Ill see if you folks can get together and make yourhouse as spectacular asthe Raissis home. Oh, and supper was fabulous with a lot of fun conversation.Pete and Patricia are really neat people. 2= Streets of RV park as deserted as snowbirds have yet to arrive. 3= Sally tours the elaborate salesarea of Gunther VW in Coconut Creek, FL.Everything about Gunther VW is impressive, from sales to service to all the facilities.

Day 195: Tuesday, October 15 We awoke around 7:30 this morning and there were no zombies! Actually we saw one pick-up truck drive by,and two seniors zip by on bicycles. Other than that no live bodies visible. But we expect thatll change come November and December. The placewill probably be mobbed until May. We stopped by Gunther VW to say goodbye to Pete, and I stopped in to see Jim (salesman) and Moe, the salesmanager. While there I just had to take a few more photos of their sales & service facilities. Wow. They dont come any better than Gunther VW!

Back on the road, we took I-95 north to St. Lucie and stopped for lunch. From there we entered the Florida Turnpike and drove it all the way to I-75and then on to Ocala. We arrived home about 5:30PM and spent the next 3 hours unloading the car and camper and finding places to either storethe items, set them down for later sorting & storage, or just do some simple cleaning. Its amazing how dusty things can get after 6.5 months of nouse!

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Its good to be home but we both reflected our feelings as we sat for a rest and briefly reflected on our summer trip. We saw soooo many beautifulplaces on our trip this year. Our nation is phenomenal! But we both agreed the pinnacle of our trips are always the people. We meet so manyfantastic, honest, interesting, special, loving, caring, spiritual and creative people. Weve been fortunate to help folks we meet, but their merepresence is even more special to us. We, unfortunately, have forgotten the names of so many of you, but your kindness to us when we needed ahand, or needed assistance when our car needed repair, or just a happy and special greeting during the day all your kindnesses made our trip thebest one to date. May you all receive Gods blessings just as you have blessed us by your generosity of spirit.

Until we see you again on lifes highway we remain,

Cs & SM, Ts PS: Dont forget to visit our recently launched and still under construction website www.thriftytravel.info Our site featuresthousands of POIs (Points of Interest) cataloged by state & province, plus camping hints, folding A-Frame trailer products, plus previous summertrip newsletters all free and ready to help you with your travel & camping plans. The Central Florida VW-TDI Club has a presence on this sitealso. We always enjoy hearing from our readers, so keep us informed on your adventures!

As president of the Central Florida Volkswagen TDI (turbo diesel injection) Club, I was veryexcited when Pete Raissis (left), Shop Foreman for Gunther VW,Coconut Creek, Florida, visited our club meeting to share his expertiseand wisdom. After hearing him describe the Gunther facility & dealershipphilosophy, I knew Id have to make a visit when I was in the area. And soit was that I toured the inner workings of this enterprise just a few weeks

ago. What I learned changed my viewpoint about auto dealerships ingeneral, and Gunther VW specifically. The nations largest VWdealership, Gunther is expanding their facility to meet the needs of its customers by adding atotal of 50 service bays, plus an additional 2-level parking garage over the existingbuilding to accommodate employee & customer parking. The new car

lot is being expanded to provide more inventory (already the largest in the state). But walkinginto the Gunther sales portion of the facility is like walking into another automotive dimension

art work, classic VWs, tiki totem poles, gourmet beverage bar, VWboutique, car hoods emblazoned with air-brush art masterpieces thiswas auto-enthusiast overload. Even my wife, not overly auto-oriented,spent over a half-hour wandering the showroom, enjoying all theinteresting exhibits. As we spoke to sales personnel we were bothencouraged by their willingness to see we got into the exact car that would meet our individualneeds and pocketbook. My close scrutiny of service-after-the-sale encouraged me to considerpurchasing my next VW from Gunther VW in Coconut Creek. Its obvious that the entire crew at

Gunther VW is out to win folks as repeat customers with fair & honestpricing, renowned service, and a desire to have you spread the word

go to Gunther !

Mr. Chris Mendola, President,Central Florida VW-TDI Club

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