Date:         Wed, 16 Apr 2003 08:16:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Subject:      Re: trip odometer myth
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Mine did not break the first time I reset it while moving, but when it did break, it broke when
I reset it while moving.  Perhaps it was just a coincidence.  On the other hand, knowing and
believing that resetting it while moving is a bad idea is essential if you want to consider
yourself a "real" Vanagonite.  It is this sort of knowledge, correct or not, that separates us
from the Toyota drivers.  Anyone can drive a boring car like a Toyota.  Even on this list,
certain drivers (mostly from NZ) tout the superiority of boring cars like Toyotas.  I prefer to
think my Vanagon has these quirks and that only those of us "in the know" are privy to this
information.  I say it isn't a myth, it's part of the mystique.

Bill in the Southwest

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Marshall" <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
>
> OK, I've heard enough.  If you push in the trip odometer button while moving,
> you will reset the odometer.  That's it.  The first thing that happens when
> you push the button is that the gears disengage.  So, it won't matter if it's
> moving or not.
>
> Because it is a myth.