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From: agz@pucc-k (Andrew Banta)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Detroit's dying dinosaurs.
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Date: Thu, 25-Oct-84 04:43:24 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 25 04:43:24 1984
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>  I really blew it citing my own personal experience.  I should have cited a 
> reversed occurrence which took place 9 years ago between a VW Bug and my
> father's beat-up blue Pontiac station wagon. The Bug was totaled after hitting
> the wagon at about 20 m.p.h.  I hope this gets my pointacross without slashing
> my throat at the same time....
>                                            Anthony J. Rowley

Terrific! Just what I wanted to hear. This summer, I was in an accident
involving my bug and someone elses Firebird (I believe this is what you
referenced in the original article). I have to admit that the accident
was my fault.  It WASN'T a fault of the the car.  As a result of this,
one of the front fenders was shorn from my car, and damage was done to
the steering box.  I spent about $100 dollars and a week getting the car
back in drivable condition.  In case you're curious, the equipment I
needed to do the repair was a wrench, a jack and jack stand, and a ball
pean hammer to knock some minor dents out. Nothing outrageous there.  At
the scene of the accident, I and my two passengers got out, and the two
passengers went to get help from people that I required help from. None
of us were injured.  Now, the damage to the Firebird was a broken
taillight and a scratch on the back bumper (paint scratched off and if
you ran your hand over it, you could feel t little crease).  The woman
driving it was taken to a hospital strapped to a board, and is presently
suing me for injuries.  I don't know how you would have felt in this
situation, but I'm REAL glad I had my beetle. Wouldn't you be?


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Andy Banta			{decvax!allegra!ihnp4}!pur-ee!pucc-k!agz
Dept. of Mental Instability, Purdue University --- "I'm OK, You're a CS Major"
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"Me and all the boys sleepin' in our cars,
 And we'd practice right on out in the street ... "