Re: [T3] New Fastback photos (long answers to Russ'sessez short questions).

[Toby Erkson <air_cooled_nut@pobox.com>]

<x-flowed>Here's a copy of the email I sent Phillip B.:
"Portland tunnel, east bound on hwy 26, a van wasn't paying attention 
and slammed into a Chevy SUV which slammed into an Acura SUV which then 
hit me...I rolled into the trailer hitch of a van but since I was the 
only person attempting to keep space between bumpers the van had minimal 
damage.  The cost to repair the Jetta was too much so it's totaled and 
I've bought it back.  The extra money left over went to the bank loan to 
pay for the NEW TRANSMISSION FOR THE JETTA >8-(  Close-ratio, European 
spec with Peloquin LSD...damn I still get pissed when I think about it.  
Car was even paid off!!  Any way, she's going in the shop Monday to fix 
the body damage and I'm gonna make her into a track/street car (a car 
that can get to the track w/o a trailer ;-) because I really, really 
want to do SCCA."

As to Bella doing engine work, well, only if she wants to ;-)  The 
reason behind teaching her some very, very basic and simple things is to 
give her knowledge, so she won't be the 'typical' girl that doesn't know 
anything about cars.  I've had too many female friends get ripped by 
*&#@!-hole mechanics (all of them male, of course).  She will ask 
questions, she will have a rudimentary understanding of how things work 
-- she won't be helpless and vulnerable (unless, of course, she's doing 
it to capture the attention of some boy) (who, when the first time he 
meets me, will be while I'm cleaning my .40 Glock in the living room) 
(and if he breaks her heart he better head north because Uncle Fye lives 
south and all it takes is one phone call...)

   Toby Erkson  --  air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
   '72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta ~ RIP, '81 Gold Wing, '73 Porsche 914
   http://www.icbm.org/
   Portland, Oregon



Russ Wolfe wrote:

> On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 00:35, Toby Erkson wrote:
>  
>
> > Triple A is good for it's towing, no doubt!  I've used them multiple times.
> >
> > My father made sure my sister was able to change a tire before she got 
> > her first car.  You know I'll make sure Bella knows how to change a 
> > tire, check the oil (after the engine has been SITTING for longer than 
> > 10 minutes!), and replace ALL fluids...tranny, engine, windshield 
> > washer, blinker fluid, etc ;-)
> >
> >    
> You going to teach her how to change an engine too. 
> BTW, what is the "RIP" on your Jetta??
>
>  

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