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The earl;y gear boxes werent as strong, but fortunately cheap to replace. Keith ---------- > From: Carl Van Tonder <vtondc@RANDREF.CO.ZA> > To: 'type3@vwtype3.org' > Subject: [T3] It is a sad day (long - kinda') > Date: Friday, May 28, 1999 12:49 AM > > Me car, she is broke AGAIN! > > Now that I made 380 people sad, let me tell you a story: > I have, for the last week or so been driving 30 Km to work, 80 Km to > class and then 80 Km back home late a night, a total of 190 Km a day. > As I was on my way to my last night of class I stopped, as I always do, > at the filling station to get some sustenance. Gearing back to second > the car started to jerk and the rear wheels locked. I thought I > accidentally put the car in reverse, so I put her in neutral and coasted > into a parking bay. There I waited for 20 min to let her cool down a bit > as well as recharge my batteries with an energy bar. I restarted her no > problem but could not get her into first or second gear. Well I had a > another 20 Km left to go so here we go with 3rd and 4th only. Luckily > most of the driving was highway, with her whining away merrily. Well, as > soon as I got to town I needed a lower gear, but none were available, so > with some pushing and shoving I eventually got to class to write my > final exam in programming (ACED it by the way, thanx to the adrenaline > boost of kicking the sh*t out of the tire). Now she is stuck 80 Km from > me in a dark and lonely place, with a mechanic I don't know looking > under her skirt and flirting with my income of the last 3 years. On the > up side, he iÑ»ð– rted German VW mac. that knew exactly what a 66 T > III fasty was. > > Now I am a VB Programmer / Metallurgist / Project Manager with no car, > cos I am in need of a gearbox. > > Aaa well............... > > Cheers > > Carl van Tonder > 66 Fasty (Now you know why I call her VWrankenstein) > South Africa > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org