Hm,

Yesterday I ate 1400kilometers from north to south Germany (and back)
without any problems (besides my sore shoulders and back now...). 15 hours
of hard driving (with second vanagon on a trailer behind me, a total of ca.
3,8tons), steep hills (8% up/down factor!).

I have never been so pleased with my Vanagon since the holiday trip to spain
in �98!
Well, I didn�t have to mess with the weak wasserboxer. The Audi engine runs
great.
Now it runs even better than 3 days before!

Raimund

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marshall" <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 10:19 AM
Subject: Why I hate my Vanagon

> 1. It left my wife and I stranded AGAIN about 150 KM from home at 10:00 PM
(we just got home now!) - and it ruined our plans to participate in our 1st
sailing regatta;
>
> 2. 2 weeks ago it stranded us in Snow Lake until I got the starter problem
resolved;
>
> 3.  It is totally unreliable as a vehicle, no matter how much care and
attention and money I throw at it! And I actually maintain it - not just fix
it when it breaks!
>
> So what happened this time?
>
> I'm driving along at about 100 KM/hr (60 MPH) and all of a sudden the
engine went "vroooom", and the engine seemed to get disconnected from the
drive wheels.
>
> I stop the car and engine - and try to restart it, and it makes a clanging
sound, like the flywheel is disconnected fron the engine. The engine is not
being turned.
>
> It sounds, "expensive".
>
> I am at my witts end with this thing.
>
> Marshall Ruskin
> 84 Westy, Auto, A/C
>
>
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