[drivingpairs] Re: PJ's

  • From: Dona Love <donalove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:05:43 -0400

The wait for a Puddlejumper would probably not be as long as Russ says. 
  Most everyone I know who has ordered one has gotten it sooner than 
told.  Dona
On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 08:44 AM, AConnors wrote:

> Hi Jay, I am late getting your message as 'puter was sick and at the
> hospital..
> Thank you for explaining the welds to me. I thought they looked 
> "rough" and
> especially on the unpainted aluminum, not too pretty. Someone sent a 
> picture
> of their painted PJ and it's very nice. How do the paint jobs hold up? 
> I do
> alot of driving in the woods and on dirt roads.
> And, I wish the wait weren't so loooong!
> Anne in CT
>
>
>> Hi Anne
>>
>> There are pictures on the web site at http://www.hardwickhideout.com/ 
>>  The
> double
>> seat model is what I am using right now, but I drove the single seat 
>> model
> at
>> Georgia.  Both are superb handling vehicles.
>>
>> As to the welds, you are looking at heliarc welded joints of VERY high
> quality.
>> Aluminum does not melt and flow like steel, so the welds look a little
> different.
>> I have a good friend who recently retired from the aero-space industry
> (yes, a
>> rocket scientist  <VBG>) and he agrees with me about the quality of
> construction.
>>
>> I believe the waiting list right now is running about 12 months.  It 
>> was
> about 18
>> months when we ordered the PJ I am using.  Well worth the wait!
>>
>> FWIW
>>
>> Jay E. Hubert
>> Coffing Oaks Welsh Ponies
>> Galt, CA
>>
>> Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
>> because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
>> And I STILL drive too fast to worry about cholesterol!
>>
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