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Date:         Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:55:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: More Energy Saving (driving)
Comments: To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <D64A07F5-1576-45D4-AA28-032FD1C83B69@mac.com>
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I hear ya... BTW, six weeks isn't long enough either. :-)

At 01:52 PM 4/26/2006 -0400, Kim Brennan wrote: >Yep, no foot on the accelerator. Coming down from Monarch I didn't >need to downshift. Just stayed in 4th (or was it 3rd?) gear. Yah, >some folks passed me (and braked at every curve). Hey, they passed me >on the way up too, not a big deal. > >I need to do an extended (no time line) trip. I didn't spend as much >time at the top of Monarch as I would have liked. Same thing about >Glacier. 2 weeks just ain't enough time for driving across the >country (and back), unless that is the ONLY thing you do. > > >On Apr 26, 2006, at 1:41 PM, monte merrick wrote: > >>when you say coast, you mean coming down the mountain in gear but >>with foot lifted from accelerator, downshifting for curves rather >>than braking so that engine rpm stay road speed high (rather than >>idle) if so - sounds fun


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