I didn't take it as insulting, but see how some might (those with shoulder chips)..

Karl Wolz
Sent from my electronic umbilicus

On Apr 19, 2013, at 10:35 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I apologize if I came off that way! I didn't mean to. But she can be on her
> way to buying an engine and a little knowledge is going to help her a lot.
> I have been this route with so many new owners. Vanagons are not the only
> vehicles that go bad due to drivers not knowing some basic stuff especially
> how the warning lights-other indicators work and determining if it is safe
> to continue or pull over now. Look at all those engine shops and companies
> out there. In my experience probably 3 out of 4 engine replacements for all
> cars could have been avoided.
> Getting towed off the road and finding you need thousands of $$$ never makes
> for a good day.
> 
> She can do it! We can help!
> 
> Dennis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OlRivrRat [mailto:OlRivrRat@comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 1:05 AM
> To: Dennis Haynes
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Coolant part2
> 
> On 19 Apr , 2013, at 8:08 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> 
>> OK!
>> You have an awful lot to learn. I'm guessing that you are fairly new
>> to vanagon ownership or maybe even car ownership.
> 
>                Dennis
> 
>        That seemed to me to be very insulting, unkind and totally
> unnecessary ~ IMHO
> 
>                                                        ORR ~ DeanB