Date:         Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:36:42 -0800
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
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On Jan 23, 2008 2:32 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Average velocity along interstate 5
> > was 80.6 mph
>
> I thought the speed limit in California was 70.
>

Snort. If you want to get rear ended, maybe. I won't even take my poor
Vanagon up I-5 through the central valley because it can only manage 75
without leaving the tach green zone, and only 70 if I want to hear anything
but wind noise. One friday morning in '95 I drove my old '67 Dodge Dart 400
miles from Long Beach to Berkeley in a hair under 4 hours (including three
gas stops), and I wasn't really going all that much faster than everyone
else. Averaged 20mpg with that 273 V8 on that trip too...

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"