Horace,

You just don't understand proactive maintenance, do you?

When you get down to the steel belting, you're supposed to wrap the tire a
half dozen times with duck tape.  That way you don't get that squishing
(kinda like corduroys) sound while you're driving down the road.

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: Rebuilt Tire?

> "Rebuilts" -- the only way to go.  Too much waste today.  I drive tires
> until the cord comes off, and drove on the sidewall sometimes.  Never buy
> new, just used ones.  Don't even buy, just find  em in the fields and
> places laying around.  Different brands, different sizes, it doesnt
> matter.  Bunch a bull.  As long as there's rubber, you're fine.  New
tires,
> I can't imagine spending that kind of money.
>
> Don't throw away those old rusty steel rims either. When the tires finally
> fall off and there's nothing left but sidewall, I drive on the steel
> rims.  They last pretty long really.  Make a cool sound like a train
> too!  Wicked awesome . .  .  And people stay the heck away from you
because
> all of the sparks flying everywhere. But semi-trailer mudflaps help if
> you're that concerned about showing off and attracting too much attention.
>
> HK
> 12", 13", and 14" steel wheeled vanagon -- "SCHPARKY"
>
> PS -- Hey my syncro caterpillar drive unit quit working today-- anybody
> know why?  These Volkswagens, man, they take too much maintenance!
>