Crap - I'm an idiot and can't seem to master email anymore...
----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Matthew Yip <[email protected]> > To: Eric Hauptmann <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, July 11, 2010 10:35:17 PM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] a2-16v list back online > > WOW - back from the dead!!! > > It's great to hear from everyone and to know that all is going well. Chad - > thanks for resurrecting the list!!! I've been on VWVortex for quite a while >now > > and find that it's frustrating to say the least. Too many "internet >mechanics" > > who know everything because they've owned an A2 for a few weeks or people > who > have no clue BUT have an ego that can't let them admit to being wrong. > These > private forums are GREAT - the knowledge base is great and the level of > dialog > > is significantly above "Dude, you don't know anything - I've been racing my >GTi > > with stretched 16s for 2 months so I know everything". I'm on a few Yahoo > groups and they're OK - the good news is that they can be moderated to keep >the > > subscribers the same - the only catch is that Yahoo sometimes likes to screw > with the privacy and advertising settings. > > > I'm STILL driving A2s - still racing the General Li and now driving an '89 > 16v > > GTi for the past 3 years as my commuter car. I resisted the urge to modify > it > > for 2 years b/c it arrived "block stock". Then the exhaust failed and > everything went downhill from there - Borla muffler, Neuspeed race springs, > Bilstein Sports, stress bars front and rear. I get the strangest looks from > people who think that I should be some pimple-faced teenager driving his > "racecar, yo". > > > Matthew > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Eric Hauptmann <[email protected]> > > To: a2-16v <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sun, July 11, 2010 8:16:01 AM > > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] a2-16v list back online > > > > Trying to post my pic again. I really will be sad if/when the A2 leaves >the > > >family. > > > > > > eric > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Chad Rebuck > > To: Larry Velez > > Cc: a2-16v > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 2:46 PM > > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] a2-16v list back online > > > > > > Hey Larry, no problem. I think people have really moved away from >mailing > > lists like these and on to forums such as vwvortex. The server is used > > > for > > other purposes so it is no extra burden to me. The list software > > running > > on > > the server is getting quite old and I haven't made any updates in a long > > time. However, I am not opposed to moving this list elsewhere, but I >don't > > think it will be of much value now with the traffic way down. I could >help > > out by providing the list of all member email addresses that were >imported > > long ago when I took this list over. > > > > take care. Chad > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Larry Velez <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Chad, > > > > > > Thanks for keeping this list running for 15+ years. Let me know > > if > you > > > want help with the list and ever want to consider moving it to a >service > > > like Google Groups or Yahoo! groups so that the burden of managing and > > > hosting the site can be shared and moved onto these large companies. > > > > > > My 91 GTI 16V has also been sitting for some years at my parent's >house. > > > They keep asking me why I still keep it around. I'm sure like most > > on > > >this > > > list, they just don't understand the madness. > > > > > > Larry > > > 99.5 A4 1.8T > > > 91 GTI 16V > > > > > > | Larry Velez | www.sinu.com | > > > ________________________________________ > > > From: [email protected] [ > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Chad Rebuck > [[email protected]] > > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 1:02 PM > > > To: a2-16v > > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] a2-16v list back online > > > > > > I know there isn't much demand for this a2 16v list now, but wanted > > to > let > > > you all know it is back online. It has been down since September > > last > >year > > > and was finally back on a few weeks ago. I moved to a different > > house >a > > > couple years ago and power outages caused a bit of trouble. I > > finally > got > > > a > > > ups so it didn't need constant attention. > > > > > > I still have my 16v turbo but don't really drive it. Need to rebuild >the > > > bottom end to stop a slight oil leak. For those interested here is > > an > > old > > > link from the megasquirt efi forum I came across a few days ago - > > > > > > http://www.msruns.com/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=22406 > > > > > > I bought a brand new 2009 ford focus 5 spd for barely over $8k (tax, >tag, > > > title, everything) last year during the cash for clunkers deal :) I >got > > > the > > > maximum discount for some busted up old 1990 v6 volvo that I couldn't > even > > > dump for $200. Now I need to find some motivation to work on my vw >16v > > > before it sits for 10+ years as my corrado has. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: SDC15614.JPG > > Type: image/jpeg > > Size: 2704186 bytes > > Desc: not available > > Url : >>http://mail.a2-16v.com/pipermail/a2-16v-list/attachments/20100711/0ea5ab95/attachment.jpe >e > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: SDC15618.JPG > > Type: image/jpeg > > Size: 2723493 bytes > > Desc: not available > > Url : >>http://mail.a2-16v.com/pipermail/a2-16v-list/attachments/20100711/0ea5ab95/attachment-0001.jpe >e > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: SDC15624.JPG > > Type: image/jpeg > > Size: 5317781 bytes > > Desc: not available > > Url : >>http://mail.a2-16v.com/pipermail/a2-16v-list/attachments/20100711/0ea5ab95/attachment-0002.jpe >e > > > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > >
