[Vwdiesel] stranded

[Chris Jude]

I can count a few times:
1989 acura
Dead alternator in tennessee on first day of drive to yellowstone np.  Had
it towed and fixed pretty quick.
1980 mb 300td with veggie kit
Blew out a reman cv joint in phoenix az on a cross country trip.  Car quit
moving after a loud clank at a red light, 5 miles from my aunt and uncles
house.  Found a mercedes list member nearby who offered his garage, and a
junk yard with another cv axle. A few days later we were back on the road.
The used cv njoint lasted just about a year...

Thats all i can remember of multiple cross country drives in cars 20 plus
years old.

Chris
Pittsboro nc
2000 vw jetta tdi 213k miles
1987 mb 190d. 253k miles
1985 vw jetta diesel 190+? Miles
On May 22, 2012 7:21 AM, "Val Christian" <val at mongo.mongobird.com> wrote:

> I have had 8 cars with over 300K, two over 500K, which were VW diesels.
>
> Things start to happen after 300K, for me.  Like the upholstry starts
> wearing out on the driver's side.  Crud collects in doors, fenders and
> rust accelerates.  Periodic (every couple of years) cleaning helps
> that, but it's a pain to pull doors and wheel well liners.
>
> Current fleet has:
> 284K  (Caravan)
> 181K  (Caravan)
> 254K  (99TDI)
> 248K  (91 IDI)
> 179K  (03 TDI)
> 171K  (02 TDI)
>
> Given today's economy, and my needs, it is not likely that a new VW will
> grace my fleet in the next couple of years.  I'll let kids move out and
> retire cars to the shreader next town over.
>
> Off topic: My kids are driving the Caravans, and one had brake noise so
> daughter and I pulled the offending wheel.  I cheaped out on the front
> brakes,
> and since the rotors were in good shape just kept putting pads on it.
> Well it's the 4th set of pads, and she pointed out stress cracks in the
> rotor.  So Wednesday morning, her day off, we put new rotors, new pads,
> etc.
> on the Caravan.  The brake noise appears to be a clip for the pad rubbing
> on some rust at the inner portion of the rotor area.
>
>
> >
> > Wow, I thought my cars had a lot of miles on them, but not 300K.
> > nice job.
> > =A0
> >
> > Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> > 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> > 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> > 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> > 70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Shalyn Shourds <sshourds at flash.net>
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com =
> >
> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 4:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] stranded
> >
> > I can only think of two times I've actually been stranded and unable to
> fix=
> >  the car on the road.=A0 Twice, same car ('00 TDI), same problem, 30
> miles =
> > apart.=A0 Unless you want to carry a spare head and gasket set, though,
> I d=
> > on't think there's much to be done about it :(
> >
> > I've been driving these cars since '93 and, knock on wood, no major
> problem=
> > s far from home.=A0 I have, however, gotten to the point to where if the
> ca=
> > r's at all iffy and the trip's long, I rent a car.=A0 I drive from Texas
> to=
> >  Kansas in December, usually, so the cost and genuine danger of having a
> br=
> > eakdown in the middle of that desolate landscape in serious cold makes
> the =
> > expense of a rent car and the ability to call a 1 800 number for a new
> car =
> > seem like a good deal.=A0 All of my cars are 300,000+miles.=A0 I did
> feel g=
> > ood enough to drive it to Kansas this past year.=A0 With a trunk full of
> to=
> > ols, fluids, and a spare alternator.=A0 =
> >
> >
> > Of course, Kansas in December will fail to impress the Saskatchewan
> members=
> > ......
> >
> >
> > -Shalyn
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