Date:         Mon, 6 Sep 2004 12:46:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Paul & Becky Oliver <oliver8@TDS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Paul & Becky Oliver <oliver8@TDS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
Comments: To: Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
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Its not speed that kills its mistakes, that end it all.

I've logged over 3 million miles OTR in the "BIG" rigs. My fastest was
132mph in a 2000(yr) 660 Volvo(500hp). Now it hard almost impossible to get
it going that fast unless no one else is on the road. Most of the time I ran
about 90 to 95mph (paid by mile).

Never had an accident because I did not drive fast when it was unsafe to do
so. Also, had a 64 chevy van, with 327 fuel injected vet engine, clocked
over 140 mph, I forgotten 1/4 mile times, used to race it now and them. I'd
never want to do it in my vanagon though, to unstable after 80.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Calle Fallberg" <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity


> > I would say
> >>112 mph in a vanagon is not only dangerous for you >but for any child
> >riding in a car on the same road as you.
>
> So what do you do ?
> Broadcast to all adults to
> " avoid traveling on this and that road because there´s  a man going 112
mph
> in a Vanagon there which might be hazardous to children " ;-)
>
> Why do people who get upset when anyone´s traveling fast always have to
hide
> behind kids ?
> It´s just as bad if you end up in the side of a bus full of old folks !!
> And the chance of hitting anyone with the Vanagon that´s able to do 112
mph
> on the speedometer is no bigger than when you travel at 130+ on a big bike
> or in any of the fast family cars.........
>
> Calle
> -88 Volvopowered Vanagon
> (which cruises best at 70 mph and with a top speed of 95 mph - on the
speedo
> :)
> Mullhyttan, Sweden