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Date:         Thu, 8 Dec 2005 11:47:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Those dreaded 9 words...
Comments: To: Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com>
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Yeah I'd go th etree hugger route, but start in reading about alternative fuels without referening the vanagon, then find some news articles on how much fossile fuel and materials it takes to make a new car, and then go in for the kill about how not only a TDI engine conversion would be environmentally concious, but not having your vanagon end up in the scrap heap, or have the world produce one more gas monster would be good for the planet.

Chris

On 12/8/05, Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com> wrote: > "Honey, I think we should consider selling the Vanagon?" > > Pardon? "Shelving" the vanagon? No honey, it's got shelves in it > already. And besides, why would we want to work on the interior > when the engine is dead....the engine...the engine is dead....it's > dead. Uh oh. That's not what you said, is it? What did you say > exactly? > > It could happen to you. The fear. Those words...echoing in your head. > > How do I convince my sig.other that spending $4k to $8k on a engine > rebuild/fix/swap actually is a good idea. This is, after all, a 20 > year old car with 150k miles on it. I think she's still mad over > the 24 hours spent broken down in the middle of nowhere on our last > vacation. She's also concerned about global warming. And > societal breakdown. So I'm thinking maybe start with the TDI > conversion running biodiesel (reliable and good for the environment) > and then negotiate from there? Maybe the idea that the vanagon > could be up-armored a lot easier than a Camry, and we'd probably look > silly driving a Camry with mohawks and crossbows? > > Help me out here! > > :-) >


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