Let's see, @ 2 she/he was a 10, @ 10 she/he was a 2. --- On Sat, 8/22/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... official figures > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 8:19 AM > There > are a lot of things you should not do when > intoxicated: Let's see; there is a song in there > somewhere: "The girls/guys all get prettier at > closing time" or something like that. > > --- On Sat, 8/22/09, Neil > <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... official figures > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 3:08 AM > > > This when I learned NOT to buy a car > while intoxicated. Looked good, once in a while ran > good Just way too many 'issues'... > > --- On Fri, 8/21/09, Will <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > From: Will <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... official > figures > > To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" > <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 6:27 PM > > Fiat X1/9 > wow.. > > Deduct 1000 respect points right there. > > > > > > > > -- Sent from my > > Palm Pre > > Neil wrote: > > > > Mine were all gas...sad thing was, those three weeks > or so > > they ran, they were GREAT...kinda like a Fiat X19 I > owned > > for a short while. Run like a bat outta hell > WHEN it > > ran....Damned electrical issues once again... > > > > --- On Fri, 8/21/09, Will wrote: > > > > > From: Will > > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... official > > figures > > > To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" > > > > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 3:00 PM > > > The diesels were > > > great! > > > > > > > > > -- Sent from my > > > Palm Pre > > > Neil wrote: > > > > > > > No, just a lot of crappy > cars. I've owned 4 or 5 > > over > > > the years. Then I quit drinkin', > sobered up and > > have > > > never owned a Rabbit since. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 8/21/09, sammie smith > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: sammie smith > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... > official > > > figures > > > > > > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 2:02 PM > > > > > > > Is > > > > > > > that called a "hutch" or a > > > "gaggle?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 8/21/09, > Will > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Will > > > > > > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... > official > > > figures > > > > > > > To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 11:49 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't > > > > > > > know about that. I recall having 5 Rabbits > in the > > 90s. > > > > > > > One or two at a time that ran and the > others > > for > > > > > > > parts. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So does 5 make a collection? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sent from my Palm Pre > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sammie smith wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Well how many old Hondas and Toyotas do > > > > > > > you see? Those 70s 80s > "economy" cars > > will > > > > > > > probably never be collectible and will never > have > > the > > > status > > > > > > > of the aircooled VW. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 8/21/09, w.wood > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: w.wood > > > > > > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... > official > > > figures > > > > > > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 10:45 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, my Eurovans did better than > > > > > > > that. I can honestly say I've > never owned a > > > > > > > Vanagon. I would like a Doka Synchro > but > > that's > > > > > > > about as far as I'd go with it. > Regrettably > > > > > > > we'll lose and continue to lose more > Vanagons > > > and > > > Bays > > > > > > > and Splits because of neglect and nuisance > laws > > more > > > than > > > > > > > the CARS program promotes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What's strange is... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you ever see any Dashers? > Sciroccos? Rabbits > > > > > > > (except cabriolets)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It seems like a lot of the A1 and A2 series > just > > > > > > > disappeared. Maybe it was that > Pennsylvanian > > Sheet > > > > > > > Metal? I have to believe that a Rabbit > may be > > more > > > > > > > rare than a split bus. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:40 AM, > > > > > > > a riggs > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Will is > > > > > > > right. More folks need to check their > facts > > before > > > > > > > saying something... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Per the feds "official" mileage > > figures, > > > it's > > > > > > > 15 mpg for a '91 Vanagon with auto and > 2WD. 4 > > > speed > > > > > > > manual is 17 mpg. It was 15/16 in '84 - > the > > oldest > > > year > > > > > > > eligible - and was as low as 14/15 in 1986. > > Synchros > > > in > > > > > > > '86 also got 14. Best I've > ever done > > was 16 > > > or > > > > > > > > so but I'm no hypermiler. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Read 'em weep: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/CarsResult1.jsp?column=1&id=8422 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope we don't lose any Vanagons to > this > > program, > > > but > > > > > > > feel sure we will. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (Personally, I think Denis is just jealous > that > > HE > > > > > > > didn't get a letter for Murray... > > > > > > > But as penance for my political misstep I > will be > > > hosting > > > > > > > the "cum-by-ya" > > > > > > > sing-a-long at T@P6. If > Denis will co-host > > with > > > > > > > me...) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > > > > From: Mike Hayes > > > > > > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:46:10 PM > > > > > > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Insult to injury... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It don't matter what it gets it matters > what > > the > > > est > > > > > > > mpg when it was new.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Edward Maikranz wrote: > > > > > > > > > Mine sure doesnt. > > > > > > > > 87 with a 2.1 gets 17-19 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 5:19 PM, > sammie > > smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Everyone is talking about > the Vanagon > > > > > > > qualifying for the CARS > > > > > > > > program. How? > You have to > > > > > > > have less than 18mpg combined mileage > > > > > > > > via EPA estimates. > Do those things > > > > > > > not get 18mpg? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On *Thu, 8/20/09, a > riggs > > > / > > > > > > >/* > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: a > riggs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: > [tcb] Re: Insult > > > > > > > to injury... > > > > > > > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: > Thursday, August 20, > > > > > > > 2009, 2:45 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gee, I > thought Mr. Obama > > > > > > > > was my friend and since he knows > > > > > > > > what's > best for me I > > > > > > > guess I'll turn my Vanagon in. > They told > > > > > > > > me it would > to a happy > > > > > > > place. And this way your tax dollars > > > > > > > > can help me > buy a new > > > > > > > green > > > > > > > pablum car and keep it full of gas > > > > > > > > and... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > Obama. > > > > > > > Thank you Lady Bird. Thank you > FDR... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LIKE > HELL! > > > > > > > They'll pry it from my cold dead > hands! > > > > > > > (Unless > > > > > > > > someone > gives me some good > > > > > > > ol' cash for it ;-) ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > *From:* > w.wood > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *To:* > > > > > > > tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Sent:* > Thursday, August > > > > > > > 20, 2009 10:08:03 AM > > > > > > > > *Subject:* > [tcb] Re: > > > > > > > Insult to injury... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I blame > Lady Bird > > > > > > > Johnson... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > She made > getting rid of > > > > > > > old cars popular with "Keep America > > > > > > > > > Beautiful." You > > > > > > > remember with the fake indian? Iron > Eyes > > > > > > > > Cody who > was Italian. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just like a > government run > > > > > > > program, full of mis-information > > > > > > > > and lies. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19732051/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/ironeyes.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug > 20, 2009 at > > > > > > > > 10:20 AM, Edward Aragon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I saw a > > > > > > > early model Eurovan MV on the clunker lot > at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Premier Mazda wish I > > > > > > > > > had a chance > > > > > > > to get it. RIP our good friend.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --Edward Aragon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > From: > > tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > ]On > > > > > > > > > Behalf Of a > > > > > > > riggs > > > > > > > > > Sent: > > > > > > > Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:36 AM > > > > > > > > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: > > > > > > > [tcb] Insult to injury... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Got a > letter from a car dealer > > > > > > > > yesterday... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Congratulations! 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