Date:         Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:21:49 -0800
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
Comments: To: "Paul M. Hillbish" <Sersote@AOL.COM>
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I think we are missing the beauty of these busses! It is the slowness of
these things that actually make you live a longer life. I remember an
email a few years ago about this.  You see, the slower you drive, the
more relaxed you are (typicially) and the more scenery you see.  Enough
said. I love driving my bus- it relaxes me- versus my wife's honda in
which i am stressed because it is sooooo easy to drive 75, 80, 85 mph that
you must constantly be checking the mirrors.  Just for the blood pressure
i'll keep driving my bus.

BTW, i usually drive at 68mph but can easily get up to mid and late 70's.
-matthew, 84, 1.9


Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Paul M. Hillbish wrote:

> In a message dated 1/24/01 11:37:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> groch@WORLDCHAT.COM writes:
>
> <<  I can get it up to 70mph on a
>  good day (ie. pancake flat and no wind).  >>
>
> You can get up to 70!?!?!? I can do that on a downhill on a highway with the
> pedal floored. 60 on a flat area tops.
>
> --Paul--
>