Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:09:51 -0500
Reply-To: vw4x4@FYI.NET
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From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: kill this thread Re: 130 MPH Vanagon <-- simple solution
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Some people:
take a good look at this guy.....
I've edited out the bad language
Brian T. wrote:
>Who the h$%l are you and what in the blue (fk) do you
>think you are going to get by this (BS) note to
>me?
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>If you were ASKING you would get you a civil response.
>
>So until you can ASK like a civil person, piss up a
>rope.
>
>Brian
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>--- vw4x4@fyi.net wrote:
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>>This thread is filled with more BS than I've seen in
>>months
>> KILL IT!
>>
>>Brian T. wrote:
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>>>It's pretty simple, either you want to make a
>>>Euro-sports van like what Raimund, Eric, Andrew,
>>>Bruce, Ben, Sudhir, Raj, me and many others ... or
>>>
>>>
>>ya
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>>>don't.
>>>
>>>If you do, it's like anything else. Think about
>>>
>>>
>>what
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>>>your intentions are, plan thoroughly and then
>>>
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>>execute.
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>>>Any hot rodder will tell you it's a total package
>>>deal, the vehicle has to have all facets addressed
>>>
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>>to
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>>>include safety. Wheels don't just arbitrarily
>>>seperate from any vehicle. Lack of maintenance and
>>>attention to detail cause failure.
>>>
>>>Further, no one has implied in anyway that 100+ is
>>>
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>>a
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>>>daily occurance :-)
>>>
>>>So, yes it is possible to make these vans go very
>>>fast, stop very well and handle like they are a big
>>>Porsche. Is it for everyone, nope & thats Ok :-)
>>>
>>>Bruce & fast folks, I love to hear about the things
>>>you all have done/are doing. I marvel at the
>>>engineering and appreciate the labor involved with
>>>doing things right.
>>>
>>>To the "sky is falling crowd" ~ lighten up a bit,
>>>hearing all the teeth gnashing and hand ringing and
>>>wails of dismay is unseemly. In the end it is
>>>
>>>
>>indeed
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>>>up to the individual as to how they conduct
>>>
>>>
>>themselves
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>>>on the road. I for one am responsible and don't
>>>
>>>
>>drive
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>>>like a fool. If there are people around or near me
>>>they are my first concern and the fun can wait for
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
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>>>right time and place :-) When I'm alone. If I
>>>
>>>
>>stuff
>>
>>
>>>it into a ditch or happened to get it airborne
>>>(vanagons don't fly too well btw, type II's are
>>>
>>>
>>much
>>
>>
>>>better) it's on me and no one else.
>>>
>>>(stepping off soap box)
>>>
>>>Have a grand day everyone,
>>>Brian
>>>
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