<VV> Fried

[Ron]

Oh yes, these newer cars can be a pain!  I have a Crossfire which is 99% 
Mercedes and it's wonderful when it works but it has already given more 
trouble than my Corvairs ever do and has been back to dealers twice.  The 
first time was to the Chrysler dealer where they knew very little about it 
and the second time I sent it to the Mercedes dealer where after a week they 
did get it running.  In the meantime, I used my Corvairs with no problems at 
all.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
To: "Brian" <bmoneill at juno.com>; <fastvair at yahoogroups.com>; 
<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <neccfriends at corvair.org>; <conv-2012 at corvair.org>; 
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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Fried


>I dealt with a similar situation on a 2005 Volvo XC70. The final repair 
>bill was around $4500. The customers insurance paid the claim minus their 
>deductible. As much as I like the feel, ride, and comfort of newer vehicles 
>there is something to be said about our 50 year old cars. They can and do 
>get fixed on the side of the road whereas newer cars end up in repair 
>facilities that have invested in expensive high tech equipment. Quite often 
>dealerships.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Brian <bmoneill at juno.com>
>>Sent: Mar 26, 2012 7:09 AM
>>To: fastvair at yahoogroups.com, VirtualVairs at corvair.org
>>Cc: neccfriends at corvair.org, conv-2012 at corvair.org, neccexec at corvair.org
>>Subject: <VV> Fried
>>
>>I drove to the Performance Workshop  with my wife in her 2009 Town and 
>>Country van.  A great problem free vehicle.  Friday evening we used it to 
>>go to the dinner with the usual suspects.  We drove back to the hotel and 
>>parked in the lot as the weather got worse and the sky darkened.  We went 
>>inside and my wife went to the room.  I went to the beer drinking, story 
>>telling, picture watching hospitality room.
>>
>>The next morning so as to not disturb her, I got a ride to the Workshop 
>>meeting with Rick Norris. About 10 Am, Tom Miller told me he had gotten a 
>>call on his cell that my wife called saying the van would not start. Ken 
>>Klingaman drove me to the hotel in time to talk to the AAA guy.  He had 
>>tried a battery booster and then a new battery but he thought the security 
>>system had locked and refused to reset when the key fob was inserted.  The 
>>solution was to flat bed the van to the local dealer.  Roberta waited with 
>>the van and I went back to the meeting.
>>At about 2:30 PM, I spoke to her and she told me that the dealer had run 
>>tests and our entire electronic system was fried!  They asked if the van 
>>had been hit by lightning.  They couldn't figure out any other cause.  The 
>>needed parts were on what they called 'national back order' and they 
>>estimated at least a week until the parts arrived.
>>James Rice drove Roberta and me to the airport where we rented a car for 
>>the trip home.  now that we had wheels again, we decided to go to the 
>>party at Michael Leveque's place.  While there people told us that they 
>>had been outside the hotel the night before and that they had seen and 
>>felt lightning that they thought had hit very, very close to the corner of 
>>the hotel building.  Our van was only a few feet away.  So, it looks like 
>>lighting was the culprit.
>>To help us convince the insurance company,  I would very much appreciate 
>>anyone who was in the hotel parking lot at about 9:30 Friday evening, 
>>sending me a e-mail telling that they saw the lightning strike.  It would 
>>help if you put your name and address on the e-mail.
>>Thanks to all for a great Performance Workshop. Hope to see you at the 
>>Convention.
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