Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 13:20:13 +1000
Reply-To: Stephen Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
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From: Stephen Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: HMHYPFAFEA
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At 21:59 28/05/02 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 17:19:53 -0700
>From: Paul Mayfield <paulmayfield@EARTHLINK.NET>
>Subject: HMHYPFAFEA?
>
>How much have you paid for a front end alignment?
>
>I was quoted $79
>fair?
Paul et al,
Are you talking just a front wheel alignment or something more
than I am missing due to possible different terminology between
the two hemispheres?
It's just that a front wheel alignment here in Oz will set you
back all of about $40Aus which works out at not much more than
half that,say $25 in greenbacks.That $US79 would translate out at
approx $150Aus...Gott in Himmel!!!
Am I missing something...?
BTW,had to have the front wheel alignment done on my '92 WBX just
recently as a result of hitting and sadly killing a large mature
wombat one night.
These fellas can weigh 100kg+ and hitting as I did at approx 100kph
put the loaded van pulling a trailer with an (empty) water tank on
board up on three wheels...as in all left side wheels of van & trailer
briefly up in the air.It felt like I had just hit two bags of cement
laying on the road.
I pulled over immediately assuming front end damage and to see if I
could do anything for the wombat but mercifully he appeared to have
been killed outright...probably didn't even know what hit him...
Then I turned my attention to the van and despite the heavy blow
right on the front LH wheel I had no discernable damage other than
a slightly torn front mudflap.
I continued on my way as part of a 1000km round trip that weekend
and arrived back home safely with no mechanical problems arising
as a result of the unfortunate encounter.
A few weeks later I had the front wheel alignment checked and it
was knocked out somewhat but nothing that couldn't be put right
by the normal re-adjustment...and nothing that was at all obvious
whilst driving.
These vans are built tough,an atribute that craps all over alleged
rivals....I wonder if a Toyota would have fared so well? Doubt it...
Sorry,I think I have digressed somewhat...;)
Steve O
Blue Mountains NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'76 Transporter Double Cab
'68 Beetle
'00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)