Date:         Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:52:49 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: vanagon top speed
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>There is another factor to be included in the equation.
>
>The younger you are the more you want speed even though you do not need it.
>
>The older you are the more you want power whether you need it or not.
>
>Just my observation. What's yours?
>
>William

Maybe. Myself, I'd like to KNOW that I can do it, even if I choose
not to (most of the time!). But where power & torque really are most
important is on the open road when overtaking... the less time you
spend on the wrong side of the road, the safer you are (in any given
overtaking maneuver).

Also Dunedin, where I live, is extremely hilly, and these hills are
steep and long. Screaming the engine in second uphill on the way home
from work every weekday isn't going to be a good recipe for longevity.

And what the heck... a good shove in the back when you tickle the
pedal... a good feeling!
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut