Date:         Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:28:18 -0800
Reply-To:     fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject:      Re: heresy: my next vanagon-a Honda?
Comments: To: Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
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wow 3 years for a recall on " new era " car.
yup im glad i own VW's also.

Joe

On 28 Jan 2003, Ben T wrote:

> In a message dated 1/28/03 3:27:44 PM Pacific
> Standard Time, matthias.k@ATTBI.COM writes:
>
> << AND IT"S A HONDA!! Yippee. Not quite as big
> as our rigs, though. And not as much
> masochistic implications either. Will I ever
> be able to make the transition??? >>
>
> Yippee! I just got my significant other's 93
> Honda Civic EX. The tow truck guy said it was
> his 4th Honda for the day. He predicted it
> correctly. Bad distributor. This is the
> headgasket of Hondas.
>
> Tomorrow at 930am I have am appointment to
> repair a recalled ignition switch on my
> daughter's 99 CRV 4wd. We were going 80mph
> when the thing suddenly shut down. Pretty
> hairy considering it was in the middle of a
> snowstorm. Good thing it's a recall item. Of
> course, the notice didn't come in until after
> we took a maiden voyage in it.
>
> Thank goodness the rest of my daily drivers
> are VW's.
>
> BenT