Date:         Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:20:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: I get no respect
Comments: To: Tracey Estevez <boatshop@INTERCOM.NET>
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It's all in your imagination.
When I drive my Crown Victoria 70 miles per on the interstate here in Texas
I get tailgated just like I do when I drive the legal 30-35 in residential
areas.
If I drive 80 on the interstate the hurry up boys always like to linger
behind me long enough to see if I'm a plain clothes cop or not before they
pass at just over 90 mph.
In short they treat everybody like that if they can catch up and get behind
them.
On a recent trip to Davis Oklahoma from Dallas a bunch of these hurry up
boys came as a swarm from behind, overwhelmed me in my Porsche and the
highway patrol that they passed as they passed me made no moves to stop any
of them.
If you're not traveling 80-85 mph it appears that there are lots of these
guys.
On the other hand if you're traveling over 80 but below 90 mph they seldom
catch you so you never know they exist.

Stan Wilder


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Tracey Estevez
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 2:26 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I get no respect


Dary,
I just had to laugh when I saw your post. I have always found that , no
matter how fast I am driving my Westy or my 78 Bus, people love to tailgate
those things. If I am going 75mph they crawl right up behind me and you can
tell they are just itching to pass! (I have a little sticker on the back
that says "I'm givin her all she's got Captain!") I have come to the
conclusion that VW vans just look slow so people are automatically ready to
assume they need to pass them. My only consolation comes from the current
state of a leaky pushrod tube that sprays a fine mist of 40-weight on the
front end of those tailgaiters!

-Tracey