John, If your ever in Seattle give me a call and we'll head up to Snoqualmie Pass and Im sure my van will put a smile on your face..No howling, backtalk, gossip, nasty rumors, or whining from my motor or autotranny. Honestly. Just get up and go and pure joy. -steve seattle, wa
>From: John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM> >Reply-To: John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Subaru power & smoothness >Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 22:07:21 -0800 > >I drove a friend's '99 Subaru Legacy approx. 200 miles recently between >Salem and Roseburg, Oregon. I have to say I was less than impressed >with not only the power but the smoothness of the motor as well. There >were a couple of fairly moderate passes along the way that I can take in >my Vanagon in 4th at 55mile per hour. These same inclines required the >automatic equipped Legacy to down shift and rev raucously. I can't see >how this motor could perform better in the heavier Vanagon. >Perhaps the comparison between the manual and auto transmission is >unfair? > >John McLean 87 Vanagon GL _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com |
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