--- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > For example today, I was 6th car in line at a traffic light. > Light > turned green. Once the car in front of me starting moving so > did I. I > stopped on the yellow light. That's right. I never made it to > the > intersection before the light turned yellow. This was on flat > terrain. > Throw in a few hills, and the lack of power become even more > annoying. Maybe the engine is not running flawlessly after all? Have you compared it to any other Vanagon Westfalias? Is it an automatic? From my experience with an '84, '85 and an '89 Westy they are more than adequate in daily driving.
===== Chris S.'85 Westy Camel -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vws/camel/ '84 Westy Hershey -> http://www.knology.net/~vwghost/hershey/ '01 NB TDI -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/Beetle.jpg |
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