Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:31:19 -0800
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Our deepest fear
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Jack up the engine and put a new van under it?
tim (heebee-jeebees) in san jose
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Blake Bilstad <bilstad@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Are they towing the vehicle back to the states?
>
> I live in San Diego and can recommend one of the better Vanagon mechanics
> (Randy's Foreign Car) in town, and they also take on body work projects (I
> think) should the need arise.
>
> Glad to hear everyone is safe. There are more than just road dangers in
> Baja California these days. Feel free to email me if they need assistance
> Stateside.
>
> Best regards,
> Blake
> (bilstad@hotmail.com)
>
> 84WOLFS
>
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:19:00 -0800
> > From: vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM
> > Subject: Re: Our deepest fear
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > Ben,
> >
> > Thanks for posting this, and I'm glad all are ok. It will serve as a
> > reminder to me to take extra care when we leave soon for the family trek
> > over the notorious Coqihalla to the interior of BC. I've only made this
> > drive once in the winter, and it was the worst carnage I've ever seen on
> a
> > single stretch of road...! Hopefully we will see better weather this time
> > around, although at least heavy snow keeps the lunatics down to a
> reasonable
> > speed (or stuck in a snowbank).
> >
> > Those pics are very sobering, and it's hard to imagine only cuts and
> bruises
> > - she is indeed lucky!
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
> >
> > > Did a conversion lately, super nice Syncro, super nice customer, we got
> > > along very well, he left Montreal after the conversion for the west
> coast
> > > (Oregon) so I was kind of nervous (I always do when they leave so soon
> and
> > > so far), we kept in touch all the time for different reasons. One being
> > > that
> > > I love this kind of road trip and we had a glitch with the conversion.
> > >
> > > Sadly, yesterday night I received a sad e-mail (translated from
> French):
> > > ---The end of a dream----
> > >
> > > Link for images:
> > > http://www.benplace.com/christ_subi2.htm
> > >
> > > He had just swap seat with his girlfriend, she was driving.
> > > Miraculously she suffers miners cuts and bruises, looking at the
> pictures I
> > > think she is VERY lucky.
> > >
> > > He and his son are fine. This happen on the dreaded route 1 in Baja
> near La
> > > Paz.
> > >
> > > I have decided to share those images just because we are never enough
> > > careful wile driving.
> > >
> > > In some ways, thanks to the solid old but venerable Vanagon
> > >
> > > Have a good Sunday with your family and friends.
> > >
> > > Ben
> > > http://www.benplace.com
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Shawn Wright
>
>
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Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
case, you ain't got there yet.
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