Date:         Fri, 19 Oct 2001 13:11:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
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From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 25mpg city 35 mpg highway in a Vanagon!
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At 3:50 PM -0400 10/19/01, Kitzmann wrote:
>Ran across this, oh so slightly unbelievable, statement on Ebay today. "
>The engine runs smooth and you won't believe the gas mileage this thing
>gets(25/35)."  Or do Californians use kpg?

        No...SOME Californians who post vehicle for sale of eBay use
        plain ol' deceit:

        "This is to the best of my knowledge an accurate description of
        this vehicle."

        Obviously the seller has a low-knowledge threshold of his vehicle
        including the lie about "existing warranty"...notice that he
        never reveals WHEN the engine was rebuilt.

        I like the part about the "oversized piston rings"...not to mention
        the "independent strut front suspension".

        "Everywhere I drive it, I get pulled over for questions and
        compliments"

        In California? For a Vanagon with mismatched paint on the right
        side panels? Perhaps he gets offers of paint jobs?