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Subject:Re: What parts to carry on the road...
From:80 Westy Pokey
Date:Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:06:25 -0400

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Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 06:32:12 -0400
>From: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
>Subject: Re: What parts to carry on the road...
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Pliers. Screwdriver. Duct tape. Wire. Cell Phone. Towing
insurance.
>
>I have no interest in trying to fix a major breakdown on the
side of a
>road. Tens of thousands of non-mechanically inclined people
are
>"rescued" by tow trucks from backwoods areas, and their cars
brought to
>places where the climate and tools are conducive to making a
proper and
>lasting repair.
>
>Developing business and guiding change since 1996,
>
>G. Matthew Bulley
>Bulley-Hewlett
>Marketing & Communications
>Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
>AIM = IExplain4u
>Phone: +1.919.658.1278
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>Of Eric Spletzer
>Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 5:04 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: What parts to carry on the road...
>
>So my clutch replacement experience - getting stuck in
Yosemite, 50
>miles
>from the nearest parts store which doesn't carry parts in
stock - makes
>me
>think that it might be wise, with all the back-country
driving I do - to
>carry some spare parts for backup on long trips.  Not that
carrying an
>entire engine is really practical or realistic, but there
probably are
>some
>things more worthwhile to carry.  As of now I carry plugs
and belts and
>filters and fluids and tools and thought you all could help
me make more
>efficient use of the space under the back seat.
>
>What do you all keep in your vans?  Anybody have any
suggestions for the
>ultimate road repair kit that would fit under the back seat?
>
>-eric
>
>----------------------
>'85 GL Camper (Moby)
>San Francisco, CA