On 2/28/07, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> You laugh, but there's a guy I know in Truth or
> Consequences, NM that bought a vanagon for his
> deli business.  When he picked it up it would only
> go in reverse.  He said that he drove it home (a few
> miles) that way and almost got it there when he
> was stopped by a cop.  He got off easy and was allowed
> to get it down the street to his home.

This reminds me of a moment in my life, living under severe economic stress
(flat broke) and was driving an old Nash I had paid $10 for.  It laid down a
tremendous smoke screen going down the street.  I was stopped twice by the
cops.  In each case I pointed to the new head gasket laying in the back seat
and told them I was on the way to my parents place to pull the head and fix
it.  Both times they let me go.  Finally did pull the head, it was a basket
case, buttoned it up and parked it.  Sold for $50, probably the only car I
ever owned that I sold for more than I paid for it....