Your numbers don't add up. 8 hrs. @ 75 mph--that's 600 miles one-way. Then what, you turn around and drive 8 hrs. back? That two tanks of gas each way, 1200 miles a day? 4 days a week, that's 4800 miles a week. In 10 weeks you'd have racked up your 48,000 miles. Three years, that's 750,000 miles. Exaggerate much?
Birkenfeld Jeff <BirkenfeldJeff@JOHNDEERE.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 02/20/2002 10:05:05 AM Please respond to Birkenfeld Jeff <BirkenfeldJeff@JOHNDEERE.COM> Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: Subject: Re: Thanks and advice for top (safe & sound) cruising speed
>I also can't say I would recommend cruising at >75 all day long in an automatic Vanagon. >Chris. I drive my '89 automatic 75 all day long-8 hour one way trips 4x weekly. Have been for 3 years and 48,000 miles of the 93,000. YMMV JB |
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