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Date:         Tue, 12 Sep 1995 16:51:05 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Pat.Spragge@wj.com
Subject:      Re[2]: Tragic yet comforting bus news 

...or should it read, "...don't let your dog drive an automatic."

______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Tragic yet comforting bus news Author: mantis@vt.edu (brad) at INTERNET Date: 9/12/95 6:42 PM

> I'm not sure if I ever posted the story of my friend who found the >creampuff '84 westy automatic, with *12,000* original miles !!!!!!!!!! >For only $6,000 !!!! >anyway, horribly, he, his wife, and her parents were driving down the >highway, when their super-friendly huge rottweiler climbed into the >passenger seat. The dog knocked the van into reverse, which locked up >the rear end completely, and rolled the bus 3 times. > Thank God, no one was hurt at all. He was the only one wearing a seat >belt even. Luckily as well, no other vehicles were involved. >So, on the bright side, score another super-safety point for vanagons... >:( >And of course the other moral is-don't drive an automatic! >:) > >Richard > >

As the driver of an '85 automatic, i am wondering: could the transmission be shifted into reverse without the button being pressed. I always thought that it could not be shifted higher than neutral without pressing the button

??

brad '85


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