Hello to All, from Joe Wagner here in USA!!

Renault 9-11 cars are falling off the face of the earth round here lately-- I see a number of 87 R-9 cars with blown motors-- you know the GTA with the 2.0 F3R... (torn timing belts)
It is hard to save em all-- but I do like getting parts and parts cars... I might get 2 more of them in January... if some terrorist does not try to blow up the USA again...........

Oh well,, I hope to be here for many years to come, say 2025--- and I hope to have many Renos then too!!!!

PS...... I do have a standing offer to anyone in Europe-- when you come to USA for a visit.. look me up-- and you can borrow one of my R-9 GTA cars for a couple of weeks driving round in USA... Let me know-- Joe Wagner!!

Yes-- I will expect you to get some type of insurance-- but at least you will know how to drive a Renault!!!!!

Joe in USA

And let me wish you all the best in 2002. I hope your Renaults will run smoothly till the end of this century

Artur

Let's hope 2002 turns out good for everyone.


I must say I personally feel a little confused at the beginning of 2002. It's a little over 16 hrs since our former national currency, the Finnish Mark, ceased to exist after 140+ years in service. The Mark is dead, long live the Euro!

I guess I'm not alone, there must be about 300 million other Europeans about as confused as I am, trying to adapt to tour new currency. As this is a holiday and I've been home all day, I haven't had the chance to check if there are the new euro banknotes available from ATMs. Probably not everywhere yet, since the change is a mammoth operation. Well, there's two months to get rid of the remaining Marks and, in my economical situation, that shouldn't prove too difficult. (...or ?)

I guess I'll go shopping tomorrow just to get my first taste of euros...


Easier for you Joe as well if (when ) you decide to take a cross-continental European tour. No need to have 10 different currencies in your pockets.