Date:         Sun, 2 Sep 2001 04:00:01 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: fastest vanagon
Comments: To: John Rodgers <jhrodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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The Truck Diriver Magazines hasve consistently rated AR Interstates as the
roughest in the country.  At least now they trying to fix them right instead
od slapping a little asphalllt over the holes and charging for new 12"
concrete bed like the good old days.  Hell, there's only 14 construction
sites in 285 miles there!!

DM&FS livin in the land of Red Necks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer


>     My old '85 GL with the 1.9L engine and about 200,000 original miles on
her
> was a performing son-of-a-gun. I drove from Anchorage Alaska to Birmingham
> Alabama and once I was fart enough South to get on some decent pavement I
put
> the pedal to the metal. Came all the way from Ft. Collins, Co to Ft Smith
> Arkansas in a day. I kept it punched up and cruising 75-80 all the way.
That
> Damn sorry section of I40 through Arkansas sure slowed me down. I'm really
> suspicious that federal highway funds for up keep of that road were
diverted to
> supply backroom political gatherings with Alaska Snow!!!! -[;<)>
>
> The concrete panels that surface the road are still like curled  potatoe
chips
> laid end to end. You simply don't make time on I-40 through there. If you
do,
> you will need to buy a new set of shocks at the state line!!
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver