Eric,

I fear you missed my point.  Of course cost is an issue, $550 in coolant
lines would be a lot cheaper than: "Call a cab, fly home, and have a truck
get the vanagon tow it, fix it, and ship it home.....".  But the other
main issue issue is to avoid the hassle and loss of your prime vacation
time experiencing new places while waiting for parts anywhere.  Also, ive
found that cell phones dont work in pretty places where i like to camp,
this is not to say that you're going to die cause you blew a coolant hose
but it can sure ruin your plans for the day.  Finally, i think you owe an
appology to the women on the list with your stupid remark: "Now emotional
security is another issue!  A women would clearly agree with you."

Andrew Fox

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 vw4x4@fyi.net wrote:

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> Andrew Fox wrote:
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> >John is right, my advice is to replace every darn hose in the van no
> >matter what the cost.
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>                            This is just all around bad advice.  If cost
> is no issue
> just wait till you break down.     Call a cab, fly home, and have a
> truck  get
> the vanagon tow it, fix it, and ship it home.....
>                                 Cost, it the only issue, there is no
> place your going
> that  you see on TV from years ago.  Ever hear of a cell phone?
>  Lets get with the picture. This is the year 2004!!!
>
>                       Now emotional security is another issue!  A women
> would clearly agree with you.
>                                                       Eric
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> >>Take it from me, Listen to Ken. Replace every hose you haven't yet. They
> >>are not hoses you can find when you are broken down in bum fuck Egypt.
> >>Some of the smaller hoses are able to be replaced with generic sizes,
> >>but not many. At the very least buy them and have them with you in your
> >>VW along with at least 2 gallons of antifreeze and some distilled water.
> >>I have some brand new ones that I never used. If you are interested give
> >>me a call. John, once the owner of a 90 vanagon GL. Tel, 631.475.9322 I
> >>am located on Long Island NY
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