

| Subject: | Re: Why I hate my Vanagon |
| From: | Bradley Flubacher |
| Date: | Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:42:10 -0400 |
Which Audi engine do you have installed? Do you know what models/years Audi's came with that engine? Thanks, Brad Raimund Feussner wrote: >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 >> >> >>--- >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/23/2002 >> >> >> > > >
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