Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:37:48 +0000
Reply-To: Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
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My Vespa is an LX 50 4 stroke...both EPA and CARB approved....much cleaner =
than a two stroke.
Date: Tue=2C 29 Sep 2009 16:29:42 -0700
Subject: Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
From: anasasi@gmail.com
To: rgolen@hotmail.com
CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Some of that was my usual tong in check stuff. I did leave out the scooter=
=2C small moto options tho not on purpose. Is the Vespa a two-stroke? CA =
allows 49.9 cc two stroke power. Not particularly clean by nature but clea=
n by pollutants per mile compared to vanagons. Certainly a viable alternat=
ive. Doesn't beat a bicycle but more time efficient for longer trips.
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Pensionerd. =20
On Tue=2C Sep 29=2C 2009 at 4:16 PM=2C Richard Golen <rgolen@hotmail.com> w=
rote:
Move to NYC?? Never! Nice place to visit...wouldn't want to visit. Would lo=
ve to live where I could use an efficient public transit system (like most =
of Europe) and would have to rely solely on a car. That isn't going to happ=
en unfortunately....
However=2C I bought a Vespa 50cc scooter. 90 mpg..my Vanagon Westy gets 19 =
mpg. So doing "fuzzy math" if I drive the Vespa for every mile I drive the =
Westy=2C then my average mpg is 49.5! So I drive the scooter back and forth=
to work...for errands and other short=2C one-person trips. Obviously I won=
't be "scooting" much once the weather turns cold...but its a start!
Ric=20
> You could move to NYC and ride public transit or walk and just pass the d=
iva
> on to some appreciative soul who promises not to sacrifice her in her dot=
age
> as a 'clunker' to a future 'discount' on a brand new fluffmobile in which
> you cannot sleep.
>=20
> What else does the group.wisdom think would improve our sorry lot?
>=20
> Pensionerd.
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<br>My Vespa is an LX 50 4 stroke...both EPA and CARB approved....much clea=
ner than a two stroke.<br><br><span class=3D"EC_EC_EC_huge"></span><span cl=
ass=3D"EC_EC_EC_bodybold"><br>
</span><br><br><br><br><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">Date: Tue=2C 29 Sep 2009 16:=
29:42 -0700<br>Subject: Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon<br>From: anasasi@gmail=
.com<br>To: rgolen@hotmail.com<br>CC: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com<br><br><div=
>Some of that was my usual tong in check stuff. =3B I did leave out the=
scooter=2C small moto options tho not on purpose. =3B Is the Vespa a t=
wo-stroke? =3B CA allows 49.9 cc two stroke power. =3B Not particul=
arly clean by nature but clean by pollutants per mile compared to vanagons.=
 =3B Certainly a viable alternative. =3B Doesn't beat a bicycle but=
more time efficient for longer trips.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>Pensionerd. =3B <br><br></div>
<div class=3D"ecxgmail_quote">On Tue=2C Sep 29=2C 2009 at 4:16 PM=2C Richar=
d Golen <span dir=3D"ltr"><=3B<a href=3D"mailto:rgolen@hotmail.com">rgole=
n@hotmail.com</a>>=3B</span> wrote:<br>
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4=2C 204=2C 204)=3B padding-left: 1ex=3B">
<div><br>Move to NYC?? Never! Nice place to visit...wouldn't want to visit.=
Would love to live where I could use an efficient public transit system (l=
ike most of Europe) and would have to rely solely on a car. That isn't goin=
g to happen unfortunately....<br>
<br>However=2C I bought a Vespa 50cc scooter. 90 mpg..my Vanagon Westy gets=
19 mpg. So doing "fuzzy math" if I drive the Vespa for every mile I drive =
the Westy=2C then my average mpg is 49.5! So I drive the scooter back and f=
orth to work...for errands and other short=2C one-person trips. Obviously I=
won't be "scooting" much once the weather turns cold...but its a start!<br=
>
<br><br>Ric=20
<div class=3D"ecxim"><br><br><br><span></span><span></span><br>>=3B You c=
ould move to NYC and ride public transit or walk and just pass the diva<br>=
>=3B on to some appreciative soul who promises not to sacrifice her in he=
r dotage<br>
>=3B as a 'clunker' to a future 'discount' on a brand new fluffmobile in =
which<br>>=3B you cannot sleep.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B What else does the g=
roup.wisdom think would improve our sorry lot?<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Pension=
erd.<br>
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