Greetings. Just brought home my new 81 Westy yesterday. It is in great shape, lots of new stuff on it. I have been driving a 74 Westy for a couple of years and am curious about the hi-way speed of the 81. It really seems to struggle on the hills, even ones that I considered to be very slight grades the van did not take them well, quite often I had to down shift to make it. Is this a common Vanagon trait or should I be looking into some things? Thanks, Ed Maikranz Abilene, Texas 81 Westy 74 Westy 71 Superbeetle __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com |
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