Might be....Dont recognize the name Steve

Daryl of AA Transaxle
425-788-4070
"On the cutting edge of Old technology"
86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Steve Drier.
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Feb 2012 to 9 Feb 2012 (#2012-94)

Is that Daryl from the Wagon Shop???

In a message dated 2/9/2012 9:16:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

There  are 4 messages totalling 342 lines in this issue.

Topics of the  day:

1. Special Thanks to Daryl of AA Transaxle (2)
2.  Tools and spare parts  (2)

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Date:   Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:57:26 -0700
From:    OlRivrRat  <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Special Thanks to Daryl of AA  Transaxle

Daryl

Will ya take 2 broke tranys fer it  {:-))

On 8 Feb , 2012, at 7:57 PM, Daryl Christensen  wrote:

> FOR Sale..Blue Syncro tin top..no title...Been siting for  only a
> month...Owner has left town for AK...Recent trip miles and  runs
> good...He is
> 6'4' tall, so you better get here before he  does. If interested,
> call 911
> <;),
> Hows  that...please note the smiley face...
>
> Daryl of AA  Transaxle
> 425-788-4070
> "On the cutting edge of Old  technology"
> 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the  trunk
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon  Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
>  OlRivrRat
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:22 PM
> To:  vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Special Thanks to Daryl of AA  Transaxle
>
>        I think that anybody that  goes on a "5800 mile month long
> road trip"
>
> with out  their vanagon, especially if they leave it in storage,
> deserves to  have
>
> it PartedOut or Sold or should at least be put in TimeOut  from the
> list for an
>
> equal amount of time ~ POOR Van ~  {:-))
>
> On 8 Feb , 2012, at 4:50 PM, Mark Tuovinen  wrote:
>
>> I will second that, Daryl goes above and  beyond!
>>
>> Mark in AK
>> `87 Westy  Syncro
>>
>> P S  Of course I have to say nice things  about him or he will part
>> out or
>> sell our van which he  is storing until we can retrieve it after our
>> 5800
>>  mile month long road trip
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:33  PM, Larry Chase <roadguy@roadhaus.com>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> Volks,
>>>
>>>  Sorry to clog your inboxes with yet another story about  outstanding
>>> customer service from Daryl of AA Transaxle,   but it just has to be
>>> done :)
>>>
>>>  Further apologies to those who where involved or know of these
>>>  recent
>>> events.
>>>
>>> Like many  others, Maggie & I have been looking forward to attending
>>>  Buses
>>> by the Bridge 2012 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, for  months.
>>>
>>> On Friday 12/30 I left Oklahoma  heading towards BBB 2012 with a few
>>> planned detours  first.
>>>
>>> About 580 miles later,  a bit East  of Albuquerque,  the roadhaus's
>>> tranny
>>>  locked up in 4th gear.
>>>
>>> We all know that sick  feeling you get in the pit of your stomach
>>> when  a
>>> hugely anticipated trip is stalled on the side of the  road.
>>>
>>> The plan had been to pick up Maggie at  the Las Vegas airport on
>>> Saturday
>>> 1/7 and join  several friends gathering at the Valley of
>>> Fire State Park,  just north of Vegas, that night.
>>>
>>> To explore  that area  and a few others and head to Havasu for BBB on
>>>  Thursday 1/11.
>>>
>>> But there I  am on the  side of I-40 feeling pretty down.
>>>
>>> In a Hail  Mary move I place a call to Daryl, just caught him as he
>>>  was
>>> leaving the shop.
>>>
>>> Remember  .. this is Friday night of New Years Holiday  weekend.
>>>
>>> After explaining the situation, Daryl  calmly says and I quote "
>>> Gotcha
>>> covered. You  WILL be there.. that's an order and I will do
>>> whatever is in  my power to make it so"
>>>
>>> Really, I say, yup he  replies.
>>>
>>> The sick feeling is suddenly gone as  Darryl explains that he has an
>>> extra
>>> Syncro  core and will begin the rebuild the next day.
>>>
>>>  And to just let him know where to ship it for the  R&R.
>>>
>>> Long Story Short ... I had a new  transaxle in my hands a couple of
>>> days
>>> later,  two days for the install in Santa Fe (thks  to Thom at
>>>  European
>>> AutoWerks)
>>> and I was on my way  again.
>>>
>>> Picked up Maggie at the Vegas airport  on Saturday and joined our
>>> friends
>>> as  planned.
>>>
>>> Absolutely amazing ... thanks to  Daryl.
>>>
>>> BTW .. complete trip report to follow  soon.
>>>
>>> Definition of "Soon" .. within the next  30 days :)
>>>
>>>
>>>  larry
>>>  roadhaus.com

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Date:     Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:04:31 -0600
From:    Dave Mcneely  <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Tools and spare parts

----  Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> Well, ask an inhabitant of  either Turkey, South Africa, or Greece
(Crete) if they consider themselves in  a first or third world country.
>
> "The term Third World arose  during the Cold War to define countries that
remained non-aligned with either  capitalism and NATO (which along with its
allies represented the First World),  or communism and the Soviet Union
(which along with its allies represented the  Second World). This definition
provided a way of broadly categorizing the  nations of the earth into three
groups based on social, political, and  economic divisions."

Alistair, notice how easily one slips from vanagon  related commentary to
completely off topic, just by following a thread?   I'm not complaining or
policing.  I'm just mentioning, and perhaps  suggesting that when others do
so, you might not be so quick to upbraid  them.  mcneely
>
>
>  alistair
>
>
>
> On 2012-02-08, at 7:36 PM, Richard A  Jones wrote:
>
> >> Vanagons are, for the most part, a first  world luxury.
> >
> > Alistair:
> >
> > I  disagree.  Originally T3s were very popular outside the 1st
> >  world as delivery, repair, etc, vehicles.  I remember them
> >  all over Crete in the late 80s.  They were the last Type 2
> >  that had clearance.  Is South Africa in the 1st world?
>  >
> > [T4s and T5s are mostly 1st world, paved roads,  although
> > there sure are lots of them in Turkey.  And you can  buy them
> > lots of places--for example, Peru:
> >  http://www.volkswagen-cv-la.com/region/latin/es/models/transporter.html
>  > Ooooo, a single-cab T5 with a TDI--or a double-cab:
> >
http://www.volkswagen-cv-la.com/region/latin/es/models/transporter/pritschen
wagen.html]
>  > Can I have one, please, Mr VW?
> >
> >  Richard

--
David  McNeely

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Date:    Thu, 9  Feb 2012 07:49:24 -0800
From:    Alistair Bell  <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Tools and spare parts

I'm quick  to upbraid off topic posts?

No, I don't think so. I make a comment when  the off - topic thread runs =
on and on. Seems you do not have the same  patience.

alistair

On 2012-02-09, at 7:04 AM,  mcneely4@cox.net wrote:

> ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>  wrote:=20
>> Well, ask an inhabitant of either Turkey, South Africa,  or Greece =
(Crete) if they consider themselves in a first or third world  country.
>>=20
>> "The term Third World arose during the  Cold War to define countries =
that remained non-aligned with either  capitalism and NATO (which along =
with its allies represented the First  World), or communism and the =
Soviet Union (which along with its allies  represented the Second World). =
This definition provided a way of broadly  categorizing the nations of =
the earth into three groups based on social,  political, and economic =
divisions."
>=20
> Alistair, notice  how easily one slips from vanagon related commentary =
to completely off  topic, just by following a thread?  I'm not =
complaining or  policing.  I'm just mentioning, and perhaps suggesting =
that when  others do so, you might not be so quick to upbraid them.   =
mcneely
>=20

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Date:   Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:42:00 -0900
From:    Mark Tuovinen  <aksyncronaut@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Special Thanks to Daryl of AA  Transaxle

We drove our Vanagon for the trip, it was stored at Daryl's  before and
after the trip.

Mark in AK

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at  5:21 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>   I think that anybody that goes on a "5800 mile month long  road tri=
p"
>
> with out their vanagon, especially if they  leave it in storage, deserves
> to have
>
> it PartedOut or  Sold or should at least be put in TimeOut from the list
> for  an
>
> equal amount of time ~ POOR Van ~  {:-))
>
>
> On 8 Feb , 2012, at 4:50 PM, Mark Tuovinen  wrote:
>
> I will second that, Daryl goes above and  beyond!
>>
>> Mark in AK
>> `87 Westy  Syncro
>>
>> P S  Of course I have to say nice things  about him or he will part out
o=
r
>> sell our van which he is  storing until we can retrieve it after our 5800
>> mile month long  road trip
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Larry Chase  <roadguy@roadhaus.com>
wrote=
:
>>
>>  Volks,
>>>
>>> Sorry to clog your inboxes with yet  another story about outstanding
>>> customer service from Daryl of  AA Transaxle,  but it just has to be
don=
e
>>>  :)
>>>
>>> Further apologies to those who where  involved or know of these recent
>>>  events.
>>>
>>> Like many others, Maggie & I have  been looking forward to attending
Bus=
es
>>> by the Bridge  2012 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, for months.
>>>
>>> On  Friday 12/30 I left Oklahoma heading towards BBB 2012 with a  few
>>> planned detours first.
>>>
>>>  About 580 miles later,  a bit East of Albuquerque,  the  roadhaus's
>>>  tranny
>>> locked up in 4th  gear.
>>>
>>> We all know that sick feeling you get in  the pit of your stomach when a
>>> hugely anticipated trip is  stalled on the side of the road.
>>>
>>> The plan had  been to pick up Maggie at the Las Vegas airport on
Saturda=
y
>>> 1/7 and join several friends gathering at the  Valley of
>>> Fire State Park, just north of Vegas, that  night.
>>>
>>> To explore that area  and a few  others and head to Havasu for BBB on
>>> Thursday  1/11.
>>>
>>> But there I  am on the side of I-40  feeling pretty down.
>>>
>>> In a Hail Mary move I  place a call to Daryl, just caught him as he was
>>> leaving the  shop.
>>>
>>> Remember .. this is Friday night of New  Years Holiday weekend.
>>>
>>> After explaining the  situation, Daryl calmly says and I quote " Gotcha
>>> covered. You  WILL be there.. that=92s an order and I will do
>>> whatever is in  my power to make it so"
>>>
>>> Really, I say, yup he  replies.
>>>
>>> The sick feeling is suddenly gone as  Darryl explains that he has an
ext=
ra
>>> Syncro core and will  begin the rebuild the next day.
>>>
>>> And to just  let him know where to ship it for the R&R.
>>>
>>>  Long Story Short ... I had a new transaxle in my hands a couple of
days
>>> later, two days for the install in Santa Fe (thks   to Thom at European
>>> AutoWerks)
>>> and I was on my  way again.
>>>
>>> Picked up Maggie at the Vegas  airport on Saturday and joined our
friend=
s
>>> as  planned.
>>>
>>> Absolutely amazing ... thanks to  Daryl.
>>>
>>> BTW .. complete trip report to follow  soon.
>>>
>>> Definition of "Soon" .. within the next  30 days :)
>>>
>>>
>>>  larry
>>>  roadhaus.com
>>>
>>
>

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