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The kind of folks I work with...
Smoke=Fire=Run.
She must have been on her cell.
I smell smoke, I get worried.
Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com> wrote:
we had an accident 2 nights ago at the intersection
down the road, in the rain. someone had turned when
they should not have, and hit another vehicle. no
injuries, the ladie's passenger air bag was smoking
and smelling like it would catch fire. she stayed in
the car, though.
--- Tonee Northam
wrote:
> Here, that is just a street, the freeway's, everyone
> drives 80-90mph and drives the water.
>
> Lars Bruchmann
wrote:ah,
> problem found:
> you're talking about a mulitiple lane, freeway.
> i was talking about a winding country road..
> cool, i know what you mean. yes, they should all
> crown to the right. the ones here sort of V-crown..
> the water collects in the middle, haha.
> --- Tonee Northam
> wrote:
>
> > Four lanes total, two on the left, two on the
> right,
> > crown in the middle.
> >
> > Lars Bruchmann
> wrote:you
> > totally lost me, you said the crown was on the
> > left. so both lanes tip to the right. the car
> coming
> > at you would also tip to the right, which is his
> > left.
> > he would hit you.
> > german roads are completely flat. no bumps, no
> dips,
> > no hills, completely flat! they are perfect in
> every
> > way! (big cheesy grin)
> > --- Tonee Northam
> > wrote:
> >
> > > You still float right, the crown is in the
> middle.
> > > Two lanes on the left, that would be oncoming
> > > traffic, then crown, then the left and right
> > lanes.
> > >
> > > Lars, it's the US, not Germany.
> > >
> > > Lars Bruchmann
> > wrote:
> > > in that case, on coming traffic would pull into
> > the
> > > oncomming lane. how do you know which lane you
> are
> > > on?? you let the wheel go, and either you float
> > left
> > > or right???
> > > --- Tonee Northam
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Up here they put the crown on the far left so
> > both
> > > > the left and right lanes slope to the right.
> > > >
> > > > Lars Bruchmann
> > > wrote:the crown
> > > > is simply the angle of the lane. if you
> > > > drive in the left lane, the crown is to the
> > left.
> > > so
> > > > the car would tend to go left. it's just
> > gravity.
> > > > but i have heard that front drive cars are
> > > designed
> > > > so
> > > > that if the wheels spin, the car will slide to
> > the
> > > > right, so as not to go into oncomming traffic.
> > > this
> > > > could also simply be from the crown on the
> road.
> >
> > > > --- Chris wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > It seems to me that somewhere I read that
> the
> > > > > suspension is supposedly
> > > > > designed to take into account the crown of
> > > roads,
> > > > > however, it was not to
> > > > > make the car turn to the right but to keep
> you
> > > > going
> > > > > straight and avoid
> > > > > irregular tire wear. The amount is minuscule
> > and
> > > > > would not cause the car
> > > > > to pull noticeably to the right. I may have
> > seen
> > > > it
> > > > > in the tire guy column
> > > > > in EC mag. (Or a suspension article in EC or
> > GRM
> > > > > mag.)
> > > > >
> > > > > About noticeably pulling to the right being
> a
> > > > > feature? Did this guy work
> > > > > for Microsoft?
> > > > >
> > > > > Why is this guy driving business away by
> > > > essentially
> > > > > saying "There is
> > > > > nothing wrong with your car." It most likely
> > an
> > > > > alignment problem which
> > > > > would typically be non-warranty so the
> service
> > > > could
> > > > > have been performed at
> > > > > the shop's regular rate. If it was a
> > mechanical
> > > > > defect under warranty then
> > > > > the shop would at least get the warranty
> rate.
> > > > >
> > > > > Chris
> > > > >
> > > > > At 04:58 PM 11/26/2004 -0800, Rob Calderwood
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >I heard that same pull to right BS from a
> > sales
> > > > > person years ago. It was
> > > > > >in regards to a used Subaru.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "David
> > > Utley"
> > > > >
> > > > > >To:
> > > > > >Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 12:10 PM
> > > > > >Subject: O/T: The kind of folks I work
> > with...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>Okay, this was too stupid not to share and
> > > since
> > > > > the list is slow...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>I just heard a story about one of the
> > service
> > > > > writers here, we have four
> > > > > >>and -none- of them are mechanical at
> all...
> > > > > First, a little background
> > > > > >>on this fella. He has been with the
> company
> > at
> > > > > least 12 to 13
> > > > > >>years. First, he was a car salesman. Next,
> > he
> > > > > was a finance
> > > > > >>manager. Then he was new car manager over
> > Kia.
> > >
> > > > > NOW, he is a service
> > > > > >>writer (he is too good an ass-kisser to be
> > > > fired,
> > > > > I s'pose). Okay, he
> > > > > >>was consoling a customer about their car
> > > pulling
> > > > > to the right... He
> > > > > >>replied, " Oh, that is a feature of VWs,
> > > that's
> > > > > deliberate. They do that
> > > > > >>so that if you fall asleep, it will go off
> > the
> > > > > road instead of into
> > > > > >>traffic..." Okay, with that logic, then
> the
> > > > > sludging problems with the
> > > > > >>1.8Ts in the Passat is actually a feature
> > that
> > > > > stops the car from
> > > > > >>over-revving, right? (banging head)...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>Okay, another story... One of the other
> > > service
> > > > > writers wrote a ticket
> > > > > >>with the line description as follows:
> > > 'Customer
> > > > > states there is a noise
> > > > > >>from the harmonic balancer, check radio
> and
> > > > > replace as
> > > > > >>necessary..." Like I said, they are not
> > > > > mechanical...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>Have a good day today...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>David <--- Doing time in the stupid house,
> > > yo...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>Chrome may make it bling, but it don't
> make
> > > the
> > > > > engine sing...
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
>
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