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Date:         Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:08:08 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      AIRS: [WetWesties] need help near Palm Springs
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One of our listmembers needs help on I-10 near Palm Desert. Anyone in the Inland Empire that can lend a hand? (or a tow for thirty or so miles where the AAA will kick in?)

Jim Arnott List Admin WetWesties

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> From: Olive Kearney <o_sconet@yahoo.com> > Date: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:36:53 PM US/Pacific > To: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [WetWesties] need help near Palm Springs > > > Yes, I am stranded at Palm Desert, Which is near Palm > Springs, after a good weekend in the desert. luckily > I can stay here over night with a friend, but not a VW > person at all ;-(( > > Oil came smoking out the rear driver side (#3 and 4) , > I lost power, the engine did restart AFTER WAITING AN > HOUR. But it still smells burned, and seems to be on 3 > cyclinders. CAN I DRIVE IT THIS WAY? > > I have 130 miles to get to my own mechanic at Sunland, > near San Fernando, (where he may chew me out) I have > AAA Plus. Problem is no tow company would take me home > today! Also, I have to pay for the extra 30 or 40 > miles at $7/mile I think, so I thought I'd get about > 20 miles from LA, sleep over in the van, then get > another 100 from AAA tomorrow - I don't even know if I > can. > > AAA KEPT ME WAITING NEARLY 2 HRS ON THE i-10, IT WAS > SO NOISY AND HAIR-RAISING, i COULD NOT MAKE ANY > DECISIONS, AND THE TOW DRIVER WAS SURLY AND COULD NOT > EVEN GIVE ME A QUOTE FROM THE EXTRA MILES to LA, NOR > DID HE KNOW A VW MECHANIC ANYWHERE! And they wanted to > dump me at a gas station and do a 're-route' later > tonight, which they will not do from my friends house! > what AM i ASKING dear fellow wet-westies, (AND i AM > SORRY ITS NOW ALL CAPS) CAN ANYONE LEND A SYMPATHETIC > EAR AND SUGGEST HOW i CAN GET BACK TO la ON MY AAA 100 > OVER 2 DAYS, or A GOOD MECHANIC SAY 20 OR SO MILES > EAST OF la. And please, dont sout at me for going too > fast (65 for an 90 minutes) > > Olive, WHO HAD A wonderful WEEKEND OTHERWISE. > 71 Westy. > home where John is trying to get answers for me (323-933-1691) > I can answer e-mail too, Thank you , thank you thank you. > >

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