At 02:05 5/8/2000, t wrote:
>hiring a guru, and I never wonder if it will break down on the side of
>the highway.

In 400,000 or so miles of driving, I've seen exactly three Toyotas with the
hood up beside the road.  One Tercel (which I fixed on the spot), one
Corolla (didn't stop), and one more Tercel (mine, I was sitting in
it).  That one had a faulty ignition module (Toyota calls them "igniters")
which was under recall; the dealer took it, fixed it, paid for the tow and
brought the car to me at work that noontime.

Of course in that same time I've only seen one Vanagon stuck beside the
road, so obviously they're a lot more reliable than Toyotas.  <g>

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"