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Date:         Mon, 27 Nov 2006 18:48:35 +0000
Reply-To:     joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon-Eurovan Thanksgiving Goodwill
Comments: To: crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM
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He also said something else I found interesting--he said that the overall road noise in his Eurovan was about the same as my Vanagon. I was surprised to hear that.

>From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Vanagon-Eurovan Thanksgiving Goodwill >Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:19:54 -0800 > >That's not fair Joe! > >Of course the poor man agreed to convert: he was trapped in a speeding van >with a zealot and would have agreed to anything at that point. :-) > >Having driven two conversions I am looking forward to doing my own and I'm >also guilty of enthusiastically spreading the gospel according to Subaru. > > > >On 11/27/06, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>A friend of mine called on Saturday night and said he and his wife and two >>kids were stranded in Stratton, CO (near the Kansas border) after losing >>the >>V-belt on their '93 Eurovan Weekender en route from Kansas City. >> >>They had the Eurovan towed back to Denver by AAA, who incidentally refused >>to transport he and his family, and got a motel in Stratton. >> >>I took off early yesterday morning from Denver and headed out on the >>plains >>in my Vanagon to pick them up. I had a great trip out; I've done a lot of >>mountain driving since the Subaru 2.2 conversion but hadn't done much >>flat-out highway driving. I stayed around 70-75 MPH @ 4000-4100 RPM and >>got >>around 22 MPG for the 150 miles out there. >> >>They were happy to see me--I picked up my buddy and his family and all of >>their luggage, gifts, baby stuff, etc. and started back. My buddy was >>telling me all about what a rough night they'd had the night before, costs >>involved, etc. as I took the onramp to the Interstate. >> >>He then stopped in mid-sentence and said, "whoa--how fast are we going? >>This thing is like a rocket!" He turned to his wife "honey, did you feel >>that? We're already going 70!" >> >>Anyway, I got him and his family back to Golden by noon. And after the >>ride >>and the conversation about his Eurovan and my Vanagon, he was dead set on >>a >>Subaru-converted Vanagon when we arrived.... >> >>Joe T. >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! >> >>http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail >> > > > >-- >Jake >1984 Vanagon GL >1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >www.crescentbeachguitar.com

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