

| Subject: | Re: Vanagons and part |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:01:33 -0700 |
Aaaaaaaahhhhh....
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:
> On 9/2/2009 6:30 AM Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> Some vehicles, Mercedes comes to mind, notify drivers via the sound
>> system when a malfunction occurs. So, my wife's nephew was driving,
>> when the radio station he had tuned powered down, and a voice spoke to
>> him, saying something like, "Mr. Tucker, we noticed that your right tail
>> light has failed. If you'll stop in to a convenient Mercedes service
>> department, we'll repair it for you. Thank you." The radio came back
>> up.
>>
>
> But as the cars add more and more interactive features, some way to pay
> for all those features must be found, esp. in this economy where so many
> have scaled bad. As a result, auto makers are turning more and more to
> sponsored announcements.
>
> "Mr. Tucker, we noticed that your right tail light has failed. If you'll
> stop in to a convenient Mercedes service department, we'll repair it for
> you. Thank you. This message brought to you by OxiClean. Hi, Billy Mays
> here to share with you the most important product I have ever endorsed..."
>
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
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Jake
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