<VV> Corvair medical report

Louis Armer carmerjr at mindspring.com
Fri Jun 8 12:51:11 EDT 2007


Hey Lonzo, Thanks for sharing that one with us. Now, how about an 
update on your health and how your leg is doing.

Chuck Armer
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At 08:44 AM 6/18/2007, you wrote:

>Hey guys,
>I'm gonna chime in there with John... my oldest daughter, Sarah, will be a
>senior in high school this fall... early last winter a buddy gave me 
>a 1991 VW
>Jetta ECOdiesel with 255K miles on it, and Sarah got her learner's permit.
>She's been learning the ins & outs of owning a diesel (plug it in on 
>cold nights,
>make sure the oil is topped off, as well as the coolant, and add 
>Power Service
>to the fuel on a semi-regular basis)... she's been a little reluctant to
>learn how to drive a 5 speed, but I've told her from day #1, "learn 
>to drive a
>vehicle with a manual transmission and you can drive anything with wheels"...
>she's more than willing to help with oil changes, brake jobs, or anything car
>related... when she took the ASVAB the instructor looked at her 
>scores and said
>"Anyone who needs help with their car repair or maintenance should see Sarah
>after class"... she's also strong in the sciences, English, and 
>art.... the only
>subject she's not strong in is her math skills, but she still passed her
>algebra classes with low Bs....
>To top it off she's 5' 10.5" and can toss a bale of hay with the best of
>'em.... I pity the fool who ticks her off...
>;-)
>I know she's competent enough to change a belt or tire on the side of the
>road... and she's not afraid to get oil on her hands...
>That's MY girl!
>As far as the car is concerned, the Jetta gets 43+ MPG when driven
>sensibly... and she's looking to go to Eastern Ky University and major in Law
>Enforcement ( I guess that comes from having one uncle in the FBI 
>{my brother-in-law}
>and another uncle serving a 10 year stretch in the state prison {my 
>brother})...
>since EKU is a little over 100 miles away, the Jetta will make trips home
>affordable... if she lasts that long.
>;-)
>I also told her my first car was a '68 VW Beetle... it was one year younger
>than I was, just as her first car is a VW and its one year younger than she
>is....
>Funny how that worked out...
>Later,
>Lonzo
>
>
>Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
>CORSA, Corvanatics, Derby City Corvair, Central Kentucky Corvair
>1961 Greenbrier
>1963 Greenbrier
>1964 700 sedan
>1969 Monza coupe
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1965 Corsa Coupe
1964 Greenbrier
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