I had a serpentine belt fail on my '93 VW EVMV. I installed it and ran it enough to flush the cooling system and make sure there were no leaks, then took off for Charleston 100 miles away. About 60 miles into the trip, the alternator light came on and the sound of sand hitting the bottom of the van. On the VW the timing belt funs the water pump, so I turnned it off and drove th Charleston, stopped at the first parts place, bought TWO belts, borrowed a cresent and installed one. 10k miles later, no prob. I now carry an extra belt in all of my cars.

The firt belt was a contenental brand, was on a day and 60 miles. Drive rite made the two I bought, no problems. I did find reminants of the old belt wrapped around the oil filter it was shredded into wires and rubber chunks.