RE: A sad loss.... WAS: Re: Drive April

[Patrick Sherman <patrick@volkswagen.org>]

At least it wasn't a GLX.. and.. THAT WAS YOU HOLDING UP TRAFFIC!!!!! WHY I ATTA!!!!.... Just j/k'ing....

Hey man get her fixed and trade her in...


PATRICK SHERMAN
'97 VENTO VR6 / Tornado Red / 11K
"There's no wrong way to eat a Reeses"
patrick@volkswagen.org

On Friday, March 13, 1998 11:59 AM, Greg Wright [SMTP:gregory@slmd.com] wrote:
> Well I was all geared up to trade in my leased 1996 Jetta
> GLS for this brand new 1998, Classic Green, Jetta GLX until
> I ran my '96 into the back of a Ford Explorer this morning
> around 8:40 mid span on the I520 bridge east bound (My apologies
> to any locals caught in the resulting traffic).
> 
> Nothing is sadder than seeing your baby smashed up in the
> middle of the road leaking fluids all over. I just walked
> around it, ignoring the passing traffic, and shook my head.
> I couldn't believe I had done that to my baby. A horrible
> site indeed.
> 
> On the good side, the Jetta turns out to be a very safe
> ride. I fired both air bags and we had our seat belts on.
> I was the only one hurt and that was just a bruise on 
> my stomach from the wheel I guess. The entire front end
> of the car is about half as long as it use to be. What
> about the Ford explorer you ask? It has a few cosmetic
> scratches on its rear bumper.
> 
> 
> I am sure all you fellow Jetta owners felt the loss as
> a disturbance in the force.
> 
> Hanging my head,
> greg.
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