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Date:         Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:49:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Brendan Coffey <bmc@THEORPHANAGE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brendan Coffey <bmc@THEORPHANAGE.COM>
Subject:      Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <6da5793405083107306382c61e@mail.gmail.com>
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John,

If you can't figure out what a block of wood attached to the top of a gas pedal is most likely for, then you probably don't want this van. It's complicated and hard to understand.

Geez.

-bmc

John Bange wrote:

>On 8/31/05, Joe Federici <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote: > > >>Did anyone notice the block of wood leaning on the gas peddle. >> >> > > >Yeah, I asked about that and got a rather cryptic private reply: > >=========================== >John Bange wrote: > > > >>What's with the wood block glued to the accelerator? Driver's leg a half >>inch too short to press the accelerator all the way down? >> >> > >More or less. It's advantageous. > >=========================== > >Apparently, it's "advantageous". >Ooooooooo-kay....... > >


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