Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:07:37 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
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We're pretty much stuck with the fuel filler locations on our Vanagons.
I thought the designers were pretty smart to make sure the front door on a
2WD could open without hitting the filler nozzle while filling is going on.
What I find myself mildly obsessing over is making sure the gas cap is on
correctly.
A few times I've even driven 50 feet, stopped, got out, and check that the
cap is back on.
One of my cars has the filler point on the driver's side. I like that, it's
kinda handy, don't have to walk to the other side of the car to deal with
filling.
Sorry you're having so much bother with your mirrors !
I mainly have a small round convex one stock on my right side outside mirror
to cover the blind spot on the right side, I don' expect to see details in
it, but it's useful for a quick 'last chance check' before moving one lane
right.
I'm sure nobody on this list does this.........but please ! Do not 'lock
on' or 'shadow' other cars in multiple lane driving. Do not fly in
formation on other cars
! It's hazardous. The best driving in multiple lanes is slight
differential in speeds between lanes........( in very dense traffic you
can't do this, so not talking about dense traffic - but when cars are
dispersed some ) ..........it's safer when there is constant slight shifting
of relative speeds between lanes.
And anyone who drives alongside big trucks and buses for minutes at a
time, that is just plain dumb ! and dangerous. Slightly varying speeds
between vehicles in adjacent lanes - that keeps everyone in tune with what's
going on.
I could say lots more ..........last comment this time here........I just
read a thing in AAA's month mag - one tip given was to watch two cars
ahead..........
Ackkkk !!! .......watch the 'Whole Picture' .........as far ahead as you can
possibly see. Many people just automatically drive off the car in front of
them, and that's it, and that is just asking for an accident to occur.
Watch the entire picture, 10 cars ahead if you can, even more.
Hey........we gotta take care of these vanagons, doesn't look like we're
going to be getting any more of them.
Merry, merry all.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "M'obeechi" <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 4:59 AM
Subject: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
Have you ever driven away from a fuel stop with the fill line stuck in your
fill tube? You hear this noise.. and then you find out that was an expensive
pit stop... Happened to me twice so far... been paranoid ever since...
Not really crazy where the fill point is on non-syncro's... It's always
disconcerting when you fill up a tank and the passenger is in the front
passenger seat... What if they want to get out, and trip on the fill line?
Either way, I always feel kinda stupid invading their space with a gas fill
handle in my hand... Driver side location would be much better (as would the
rear on either side)... Then also you could double check yourself and look
in the side mirror to see that you've removed the fill line from the fill
tube...
For now, maybe a small convex round of the smallest size, placed at the
outer lower corner of the passenger side mirror would help to check before
driving away...
As far as using the convex mirror's for traffic... I find them useless...
either too small, or they take up too much real estate of the stock glass...
and sometimes the thickness of the convex glass's side plastic is so thick
(and doubled in thickness by the reflection) that at night it creates a
large black space in the mirror... I've tried all different sizes and
shapes...
What would be nice would be a replacement for the stock convex glass that is
more convex than stock was convex...
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