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Subject:Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine
From:Brendan Coffey
Date:Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:49:00 -0700

John,

If you can't figure out what a block of wood attached to the top of a
gas pedal is most likely for, then you probably don't want this van.
It's complicated and hard to understand.

Geez.

-bmc

John Bange wrote:

>On 8/31/05, Joe Federici <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>Did anyone notice the block of wood leaning on the gas peddle.
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>Yeah, I asked about that and got a rather cryptic private reply:
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>John Bange wrote:
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>>What's with the wood block glued to the accelerator? Driver's leg a half
>>inch too short to press the accelerator all the way down?
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>More or less. It's advantageous.
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>Apparently, it's "advantageous".
>Ooooooooo-kay.......
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