Date:         Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:19:50 -0600
Reply-To:     Dave Baker <djbaker@SPRYNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Baker <djbaker@SPRYNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1980 Aircooled Automatic loses power on hills
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Driving a vanagon helps one to develop a wonderful sense of timing, doesn't
it?

Dave in KC
85 Westy
http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Snow <mwsnow@HOME.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: 1980 Aircooled Automatic loses power on hills


> This is a gross misrepresentation of the true performance of the diesel
> Vanagon.  You don't merge into traffic!  In reality, it's somewhere
between
> an obnoxious intrusion into traffic and parking in the right lane :-)
>
> Mike Snow
>
>
> <snip>
>
> ps  If you think an automatic aircooled Vanagon loses power on hills, try
> merging onto an expressway in a Diesel.
>
> (now preparing for flames from both aircooled _and_ diesel camps... oh
well,
> maybe I'll get Bus Depot in the header of some more list posts anyway;
I've
> only been mentioned 27 times in one day, going for a new record...)