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Date:         Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:06:25 -0400
Reply-To:     80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From:         80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: What parts to carry on the road...
Comments: To: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
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Thanks, Chris

---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 06:32:12 -0400 >From: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> >Subject: Re: What parts to carry on the road... >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Pliers. Screwdriver. Duct tape. Wire. Cell Phone. Towing insurance. > >I have no interest in trying to fix a major breakdown on the side of a >road. Tens of thousands of non-mechanically inclined people are >"rescued" by tow trucks from backwoods areas, and their cars brought to >places where the climate and tools are conducive to making a proper and >lasting repair. > >Developing business and guiding change since 1996, > >G. Matthew Bulley >Bulley-Hewlett >Marketing & Communications >Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com >AIM = IExplain4u >Phone: +1.919.658.1278 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf >Of Eric Spletzer >Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 5:04 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: What parts to carry on the road... > >So my clutch replacement experience - getting stuck in Yosemite, 50 >miles >from the nearest parts store which doesn't carry parts in stock - makes >me >think that it might be wise, with all the back-country driving I do - to >carry some spare parts for backup on long trips. Not that carrying an >entire engine is really practical or realistic, but there probably are >some >things more worthwhile to carry. As of now I carry plugs and belts and >filters and fluids and tools and thought you all could help me make more >efficient use of the space under the back seat. > >What do you all keep in your vans? Anybody have any suggestions for the >ultimate road repair kit that would fit under the back seat? > >-eric > >---------------------- >'85 GL Camper (Moby) >San Francisco, CA


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