<VV> Fried

[ricorvair]

Oh the inhumanity.

Its harder to get parts for my 95 villager than my wife's 63.

1 Week to get the exhaust from the cat back.



On 3/26/2012 12:04 PM, Ron wrote:
> 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>
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> <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
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>
>
>> 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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