Geez!  Vanagons are difficult vehicles.  Anyone who owns one and thinks
otherwise seems strange to me.  Mercedes on the other hand are just
ridiculous, for reasons mentioned and not mentioned here, as are lots of
other newer cars.  But, to each his own.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:30 AM , Don Hanson wrote:

> So what happens here if the Radio-stereo-I-frikken Pod- Blueberry
> system is
> also broke?  Happens all the time...a faulty sensor sending a faulty
> Fault
> to the faulty computer...But you must send the vehicle on a flatbed to
> the
> dealer who uses his diagnostic computer to tell you ...whatever they
> come up
> with...and you get the thing back..only a few thousand bucks out of
> pocket...if you haven't bought a secondary insurance policy betting
> that
> something like this may happen...
>   They could just leave access to the taillight bulb and save you
> money...but where is the profit in that for the dealer, the insurance
> company, the tow guys, etc etc etc.
>   Don Hanson
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 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.
>>
>> Dave Mc
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:31 PM , Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>
>>
>> ( and your car can send you an email saying it's due for a service,
>> or
>>> having a difficulty - sorry, too crazy for me. )
>>>
>>