>The Vanagon is not designed for high speed driving Porsche did a run of aircooled T3s in about 1983. Porsche dosen't agree with you. > >and lacks the additional >safety features such as airbags and ABS brakes. If you want to make the >weenies mad get a motorcycle. Motorcycles, of course, all have airbags & ABS. >The problem isn't that the Vanagon is'nt fast enough but everyone is >speeding. I should have been a motorcycle cop. > >75 mph is fairly stable in my Vanagon depending on the road . Mine was perfectly stable at 180 kmh (112mph). They RACE hotted-up T3s on german racetracks, and these buses are driven HARD. Who says they're niot suitable for speed? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut -------------------------------------- A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? |
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