I am happy, yes I am. That is always what these 1975 Volkswagen Buses look like. Two round headlights and a squared front end, it looks at you like a puppy does. This one from Delaware is seeking to go to a good home. Someone who will accept it for its seized 1.8 liter 4 cylinder engine and 62,000 miles with a manual transmission. Adding to its list of ailments is the amount of rust found both on the inside and outside of the bus. The asking price is $1,300, and while it doesn’t need its shots, you might want to check up on your last tetanus shot. The listing can be found here on Craigslist.

You might be thinking to yourself, why you would bring home such a handful? You know you are the one that is going to be staying up until 2 in the morning, in the garage, nursing it back to health. You know you are the one that is going to be doing the oil changes and bathing it. Eventually, though, it will sink in. It will give your loved ones a sense of purpose, and responsibility. Sure, early on it will be many sleepless nights by yourself, but eventually, you can hand it over to them. They will watch what you do and learn. They will become proud to be a part of it.

This is a bus that can grow with the family. It has ample cargo area and can adapt to your family’s needs as they come. Place in seats to haul them and their friends to soccer practice. Add a mini fridge and microwave for a camping vacation. When they are old enough to drive, be sure to steer them clear of recreational activities that bring a certain stereotype to these buses. And finally, you can pass it along to them fully someday so they can make memories of their own. They are cat people and there are dog people. Well, you’re a Bus person.

The pedigree of this Bus is one that might be worthy of the advice Bob Barker used to say. “Have your pets spayed or neutered” was not exactly something Volkswagen did with their Beetles or Buses. At the same time, they are well loved by all. Your neighbors might walk their Golden Retriever or their Chocolate Lab and everyone will stop to pet them. Don’t worry. When you drive your Volkswagen Bus, you can guarantee everyone will stop to talk and take a picture. Plus, you don’t have to look silly carrying plastic bags around.