Date:         Tue, 1 Jun 2004 07:20:32 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fw: Re: safe speeds, underpowered engines,
              Vanagon diesel mortality (LVC,              some Friday content)
Comments: To: Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <004001c447af$534842b0$054be251@Calles>
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"If people could back down a step or two from their macho image out on the
road we might be able to help instead of killing eachother, there is enough
space for more than ONE car  !"

    Yep.... its called the Ego.  Bigger than life behind a wheel of a
BIG truck.....  and there are tons of then on the highway.
                                    Eric





Calle Fallberg wrote:

> However painful I have to disagree with you !
>The pain comes from my liking of raw power, if I could afford it I´d have a
>late -70´s  musclecar  instead of the Volvo 740 to take me to work and back
>:-)
>But the problem with low power is not in the engine compartment but between
>the front seat and steeringwheel on most cars today !
>If people could back down a step or two from their macho image out on the
>road we might be able to help instead of killing eachother, there is enough
>space for more than ONE car  !
>
>Calle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>>From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US>
>>
>>
>>>Where I live, it's the combination of an underpowered vehicle and
>>>extremely poorly designed freeway entrances that creates the problem.
>>>Freeway entrances should be long enough for even a loaded semi (which
>>>
>>>
>has
>
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>>>a far lower power/weight ratio than even a diesel Vanagon) to reach
>>>traffic speeds before merging.  They should have a stretch of
>>>accelleration lane parallel to the travel lanes so you can easily slide
>>>into a gap in traffic.  Many of the ramps here have neither of those
>>>features, so you have to compensate with raw horsepower.
>>>
>>>
>>>David Brodbeck, N8SRE
>>>'86 Volvo 240DL wagon
>>>'82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel
>>>
>>>
>>>
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