Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:12:20 -0700
Reply-To: Daryl of AA Transaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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From: Daryl of AA Transaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Hanks and his syncro Westy on Letterman
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Maybe this one starting at min 5:22 will work..no time to ck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CY0yzO_ESI.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sudhir Desai" <sudhir.desai@gmail.com>
To: "Daryl of AA Transaxle" <daryl@aatransaxle.com>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: Tom Hanks and his syncro Westy on Letterman
> Sucks there is no part 2.
>
> Sudhir
>
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:49, Daryl of AA Transaxle
> <daryl@aatransaxle.com> wrote:
>> U tube vid posted on the wet westies list
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CY0yzO_ESI
>>
>> Daryl of AA Transaxle
>> 425-788-4070
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Greg Potts" <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
>> To: "Daryl of AA Transaxle" <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
>> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: Tom Hanks and his syncro Westy on Letterman
>>
>>
>>> Hi Daryl,
>>>
>>>
>>> I didn't see it live, but I found the first 10 minutes online through
>>> the interweb:
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkgKQLLp554
>>>
>>> The VW stuff comes up at 5:45 in.
>>>
>>> Most memorable line: "If you suffer from a rare dementia like I do, it's
>>> the car to have."
>>>
>>> Happy Trails,
>>>
>>> Greg Potts
>>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>>> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
>>> www.busesofthecorn.com
>>> www.pottsfamily.ca
>>>
>>> Daryl of AA Transaxle wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Watched it last night.. Said it was a 20 yr old Syncro 4wd van and
>>>> later
>>>> mentioned it was a camper.
>>>> Almost the entire 30 min of "guest time" was Tom telling about
>>>> the"issues"
>>>> with the van starting at 18.6 miles into the trip the speedo quitting
>>>> and
>>>> the fuel gauge reading 1/4 tank off. Running out of fuel by Bonneville
>>>> 12
>>>> miles form there KOA campground, tow truck rescue, getting gas can
>>>> filler
>>>> stuck in tank filler, etc etc.. Pretty long in the tooth, but was sooo
>>>> typical of what we all have dealt with on our own rigs. Typical non car
>>>> guy
>>>> type report.
>>>> Daryl of AA Transaxle (doin OK so far)
>>>> 425-788-4070
>>
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