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Date:         Wed, 9 Nov 1994 13:34:48 -0800 (PST)
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From:         ray landers <rayl@netcom.com>
Subject:      Re: anybody know of problems with '93 EV brakes?

On Tue, 8 Nov 1994, Cetin Seren wrote:

> > My wife and the local dealer are having a friendly 'war' on the > matter of the EV brakes. She thinks that they are not functioning well. >

the brakes on our EV feel ok to me, but i don't have a vanagon to compare them to. they feel like normal brakes for a small truck.

the only problem i have noticed with the brakes occoured only once right after i had stopped in a water puddle that was deep enough that it must have been three quarters of the way up the tire in depth.

for the next several stops the brakes made a strange high pitched humming noise. it's been a couple of days and the brakes have not made any strange noises since.

i have had my arguments with the dealer also, but about the way the transmission shifts, and the poor fuel milage.

dureing gradual acceleration, as opposed to hard accelleration, the automatic transmission often shifts at a much higher rpm than it seems it should, causeing fairly sharp jerks.

the dealer seems to be quite sure that the problem is with my driveing style, even though they have never taken a test drive in the rig with me at the wheel.

of course, it may just be that the dealer will blame the owner till the judge tells them otherwise, then they'll blame it on their lawyers, but it will never be a problem with the truck that they sold us.

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