Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:01:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagons and part
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4A9E81AA.4040305@gmail.com>
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Aaaaaaaahhhhh....

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:

> On 9/2/2009 6:30 AM Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
>  Some vehicles, Mercedes comes to mind, notify drivers via the sound
>> system when a malfunction occurs.  So, my wife's nephew was driving,
>> when the radio station he had tuned powered down, and a voice spoke to
>> him, saying something like, "Mr. Tucker, we noticed that your right tail
>> light has failed.  If you'll stop in to a convenient Mercedes service
>> department, we'll repair it for you.  Thank you."  The radio came back
>> up.
>>
>
> But as the cars add more and more interactive features, some way to pay
> for all those features must be found, esp. in this economy where so many
> have scaled bad. As a result, auto makers are turning more and more to
> sponsored announcements.
>
> "Mr. Tucker, we noticed that your right tail light has failed.  If you'll
> stop in to a convenient Mercedes service department, we'll repair it for
> you.  Thank you. This message brought to you by OxiClean. Hi, Billy Mays
> here to share with you the most important product I have ever endorsed..."
>
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>



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Beverley Anne de Villiers   April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009

Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

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