Date:         Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:19:04 +0000
Reply-To:     fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
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From:         Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject:      Re: reliability of 2.1L compared to 1.9L
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Try driving in norcal where the avg speed is like 80 in all lanes
it sucks sometimes, my 1.9l loves to drive at 65mph, but somedays i do
70mph and it loves it blows the carbon out. yesterday i was driving with
my arm out the window and its like i'm an alien on another planet. LOL
watch those little rocks they feel like gas hitting your arm. * maybe some
don't enjoy driving anymore. *

my fav is getting out of work at like 9 or 10 at night and driving down
the hwy with my left arm just relaxing on the door, then all of a sudden
lights coming up on my like heat sinking missles. hehe

take it eazy
Joe

BTW i'm total happy with the 1.9l did'nt want to go big'er



> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Brodbeck [mailto:gull@GULL.US]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 01:31 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: reliability of 2.1L compared to 1.9L
>
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, John Rodgers wrote:
>
> > My 88 GL turns  3800 at 65 mph. I NEVER run it faster. Of course the
> > "Impatient American" in their SUV's and what-have-you  hate me on the
> > highway.
>
> That seems prudent to me.  I cruise at a steady 60 mph in my diesel -- the
> same speed I used to drive my '75 aircooled bus.  At first it seems pretty
> slow, but after a while you get in the groove of just cruising along with
> your elbow on the window sill and letting the usual freeway chaos flow
> around you.
>
> It's surprisingly relaxing.
>
> VW vans are slower-paced, look-around-at-the-scenery sorts of vehicles.
> In my opinion, if you have to get somewhere in a hurry you should be
> driving something else.  (That's what my Civic is for!)
>
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Diesel Westfalia
> '94 Honda Civic Si
>