Rescue squad; was (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me identify what happened to my car

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

Jerry, you are not the only one!

I belong to A.I.R.S. http://www.type2.com/rescue/ Would anyone on this list
think it might be a good idea to set something like this up for us? Last
summer I had the pleasure of using the list when we took our trek to Texas.
It worked well however if it hadn't been a trip planned out well in advance
I would have been really stuck many times along the way. A list of way
stations to keep in the glove box could be handy considering that our cars
are not getting any younger.

So what is the consensus?

Rick Alexander

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Carter" <killmurder_@hotmail.com>
To: <unklebob@fatchicksinpartyhats.com>
Cc: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me identify what happened
to my car


> fuel pump passed on? or maybe the fuel pump relay?
>
> The thing about the other drivers is typical, and will probably never
> change, unless you move to a place where people have respect for thier
> fellow man, but I don't think they have roads there. on the other hand, I
> stop at least once a week on my way home from work to help a stranded VW
on
> hill 60 (a long hill on the highway here) but those that I help usually
tell
> me that they've been there for a while, and are really thankful for
anything
> I can do.
>
> Is it just me? Am I the only one that will stop to help a stranded
motorist?
>
>
> Jerry C
> 81_scirocco
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Justin Tomlinson" <unklebob@fatchicksinpartyhats.com>
> >Reply-To: <unklebob@fatchicksinpartyhats.com>
> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me identify what happened
to
> >my car Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 20:54:10 -0800
> >
> >Today has to be one of the worst days I've ever experienced. I was
> >driving from Clearwater, Fl to Orlando, a drive I'm used to making
> >(1-2 times roundtrip a week). When I got to my exit on I-4, my car
> >started bucking and kicking, and I couldn't accelerate (this in
> >stop-and-go traffic, of course), and then stalled. I manouevred it
> >as far out of the right lane as I could (there was no emergency
> >lane), and put my blinkers on. I don't have a cell phone, so I
> >just sat there trying to start the car, it would start, but
> >despite my efforts to rev it, it'd die almost immediately. So I
> >waited... nobody would stop and help, everyone would rush around
> >me almost hitting my poor car. Finally, after 10-15 minutes, it
> >started back up, and I managed to get it off the highway, but as I
> >was getting it down the road (Colonial in Orlando, very busy
> >road), it decided to start doing the same thing from a traffic
> >light, so I pulled into the middle turn lane (I was stupidly in
> >the left lane), and put the flashers on again.  People once again
> >just queued up behind me instead of trying to help, honking their
> >horns and speeding around me when they could. Finally I managed to
> >wave down a cop who pushed me into a parking lot (I couldn't push
> >myself as I was alone and with two cats, so I couldn't manage it
> >across a busy intersection alone). It refused to start, so I
> >called AAA and had it towed. Here I am now. Sorry for it being so
> >long and stuff.
> >This is my 82 by the way.
> >
> >Justin Tomlinson
> >Orlando, FL
> >88 16v Scirocco
> >82 8v Scirocco
> >
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