You all really think that the German VW car designers cared (or even knew) about the speed limit in the USA?? My gut feeling is, that since the MV 2.1 liter motors, as well as any other motor you can get in a Vanagon in the USA, are EXACTLY the same as the motors here in Europe (where people drive pretty fast on the Autobahns) that the designers probably had something else in mind. Perhaps they were thinking more about issues of safety and what could possibly happen to such a tall bread-boxy vehicle when it tries to take a curve, or avoid a deer, at say.... 140 mph. My Vanagon drives 90 mph with no problem on flat highways... while I do not do this often, if the road is safe, and things are flowing, I will just put the pedal to the floor and enjoy the ride. 140,000 miles so far with no problems. Hope it stays that way RSF IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must have the word "FISH" somewhere in the subject line of the email. Otherwise it goes directly in the trash. <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ <º)))>{ Robert S. Fish Salzburg, Austria 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender 1987 Golf Cabriolet 1991 Golf snipped ----- The only minor drawback is that the Vanagon was conceived and groomed when we had a 55 mph national speed limit. My theiry was that the entire engine/drivetrain was engineered to give the best gas mileage at 55 to look good on the EPA/DOT testing. end snipped ----- |
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