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Date:         Sun, 19 Sep 2021 07:42:15 -0700
Reply-To:     David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A FUNNY AT THE LOCAL QWIK LUBE
Comments: To: Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de>
In-Reply-To:  <1294acd4-150e-181b-671d-83dd120094a5@v6bus.de>
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Agreed. I would certainly be put off by a service person who didn't try to learn and wasn't curious or interested after encountering a Vanagon (or any other vehicle presented for service).

On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 7:35 AM Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de> wrote:

> More often than not , people finding them odd is a compliment. Even > finding them "cute". > If the young mechanic appreciates the vehicle, that´s great. > > Fluids behind license plates. Young guy will find out eventually, won´t > he? > That´s the curiosity i expect. > Admitting "I have no clue where to find/ how to do" this or that, that´s a > strength. Especially if he wants to really know for next time! > > > My last post was more about when "on-board-diagnostic-port boys" approach any > kind of classic with ignorance. > > > Raimund > > > Am 19.09.2021 um 16:23 schrieb David McNeely: > > Hmmm..... . Our vehicles were strange back in the day, and some of the > oddities still don't make sense to me, though I have come to live with > them. I certainly can see how young folks who ARE interested in vehicles > would still find them odd. Most of them I encounter really are interested > in them, though, and ask more interesting questions than some of the ones > posed above. Find out on their own? There are far more makes of vehicles > now than back in the day, and ours are going away. I don't recall as a kid > in the fifties looking into gas tank placement on 1920s era automobiles, > though I did take an interest in automobiles. > > But are all the design eccentricities really all that odd, or do they just > add up to odd when taken collectively? The oil filler placement for > example: Is that any more odd than the placement of the gas filler > placement under the license plate on fifties era sedans must have seemed > when it first appeared? > > All that said, I really find it odd that the things people today shopping > for a vehicle look at are how many and where the cup holders are, and > whether it has tires thinner than a pancake (considered desirable, for what > bizarre reason I cannot fathom). > > old man mcneely > > On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 7:06 AM Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de> <ray@v6bus.de> wrote: > > > Especially young car mechanics need to have enough interest in classic > 30+ year old automobiles, > otherwise they chose the wrong job. > > And with our beasts becoming classics, > any german shop´s young guys asking these questions make me leave > instantly. > I expect at least the curiosity to find out on their own (I admit the > washer fluid is a tough one). > > Cluelessness about our cars might have been acceptable in 2000, but not > today! > > Regards > Raimund´s 2p for Beetles, Vanagons, steering column shifters, > carburettors, and all these other quirks... > > Am 19.09.2021 um 15:39 schrieb Jim Felder: > > This was also happening 30 years ago LOL > > Jim > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 19, 2021, at 5:34 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> <jrodgers113@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Pulled my van in for some servicing. First question by young attendant > > was > > 'What is it?" > Second question; "Where is the engine?" > Third question: "Where do you put the oil in?" > Fourth question: "Where do I check the brake fluid?' > Fifth question; "Where do I check the washer fluid?" > > I do get so amused at the expressions on these young guys face as they > > hunt > > for service points on my 30 year old van. > > >


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