One of our listmembers needs help on I-10 near Palm Desert.  Anyone in
the Inland Empire that can lend a hand? (or a tow for thirty or so
miles where the AAA will kick in?)

Jim Arnott
List Admin
WetWesties

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Olive Kearney <o_sconet@yahoo.com>
> Date: Mon Jan 17, 2005  6:36:53 PM US/Pacific
> To: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WetWesties] need help near Palm Springs
>
>
> Yes, I am stranded at Palm Desert, Which is near Palm
> Springs, after a good weekend in the desert.  luckily
> I can stay here over night with a friend, but not a VW
> person at all ;-((
>
> Oil came smoking out the rear driver side (#3 and 4) ,
> I lost power, the engine did restart AFTER WAITING AN
> HOUR. But it still smells burned, and seems to be on 3
> cyclinders. CAN I DRIVE IT THIS WAY?
>
> I have 130 miles to get to my own mechanic at Sunland,
> near San Fernando, (where he may chew me out)  I have
> AAA Plus. Problem is no tow company would take me home
> today! Also, I have to pay for the extra 30 or 40
> miles at $7/mile I think, so I thought I'd get about
> 20 miles from LA, sleep over in the van, then get
> another 100 from AAA tomorrow - I don't even know if I
> can.
>
> AAA KEPT ME WAITING NEARLY 2 HRS ON THE i-10, IT WAS
> SO NOISY AND HAIR-RAISING, i COULD NOT MAKE ANY
> DECISIONS, AND THE TOW DRIVER WAS SURLY AND COULD NOT
> EVEN GIVE ME A QUOTE FROM THE EXTRA MILES to LA, NOR
> DID HE KNOW A VW MECHANIC ANYWHERE! And they wanted to
> dump me at a gas station and do a 're-route' later
> tonight, which they will not do from my friends house!
> what AM i ASKING dear fellow wet-westies, (AND i AM
> SORRY ITS NOW ALL CAPS) CAN ANYONE LEND A SYMPATHETIC
> EAR AND SUGGEST HOW i CAN GET BACK TO la ON MY AAA 100
>  OVER 2 DAYS, or A GOOD MECHANIC SAY 20 OR SO MILES
> EAST OF la. And please, dont sout at me for going too
> fast (65 for an 90 minutes)
>
> Olive, WHO HAD A wonderful WEEKEND OTHERWISE.
> 71 Westy.
> home where John is trying to get answers for me (323-933-1691)
> I can answer e-mail too, Thank you , thank you thank you.
>
>

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