Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:37:31 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
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Hey life, and driving, is just a video game right?
Blow out a tire or two? No problem. Just reset the game and off ya go! --- ;^)
Neil.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:
> To elaborate on your rant, I was a road rep for many years driving about 50,000 miles annually and came to appreciate the condition of my tires. By extension, I also noticed tires on other vehicles and if I noticed something amiss would not hesitate to leave a note or tell the person if I noticed a nail or screw in the tire (more common than you'd think) or prolonged wear from improper inflation.
>
> You'd be astonished at the percentage whose response was, essentially, "Whatever."
>
> Stephen
>
>
> --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Ed Lloyd <elloyd10@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>
>> From: Ed Lloyd <elloyd10@COMCAST.NET>
>> Subject: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008, 11:24 AM
>> I too have been living the Vanagon Experience during my 20+
>> years of driving my 87 Westy, and before that a 76 Westy.
>>
>> My daughter just bought a sporty little 20004 Mazda 3, and
>> I looked into the Driver's Manual, and did a double take
>> on this:
>>
>> "Front Turn Signal Lights - Due to the complexity and
>> difficulty of the procedure, the bulbs should be replaced by
>> an Authorized Mazda Dealer."
>>
>> Same for the Fog lights, and side marker lights. They do
>> show pictures and procedures, which amount to unscrewing the
>> plastic housings and gently twisting and pulling out the
>> bulbs. Installation is the reverse.
>>
>> Low beam Xenon bulb may be more of a problem. "You
>> cannot replace the low beam bulbs by yourself. Must be
>> replaced at an Authorized Dealer." OK, there may be
>> some high voltage and disposal risk here.
>>
>> Oil change, and perhaps Air Filter, and that is the
>> complete list of what an owner can do by themselves!
>> Everything else is Dealer.
>>
>> I also noted that the Windshield washer reservoir has a
>> light on the dash board to tell you when the washer fluid is
>> low. I have never found this to be a problem in my Vanagon.
>> When it starts to dribble out, then you just add more!
>>
>> this is a sporty car for young people, not a big
>> "Luxury" car for pampered fat cats. Her friends
>> all seem to know how to work the CD player and electronic
>> gadgets installed, but seem clueless about the mechanicals.
>>
>> End of Rant by crusty old guy.
>
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