13-14 in town????? Holy cow!!! Plus the added strain on the braking system, plus the higher revs on the engine. I guess that's the price you pay for convenience. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Mar 23, 2011 o godz. 10:26 Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > RE: Swapping from 4 speed to an automatic in a Vanagon > BTDT but did mine the hard way: I totaled the '85 Westy 4 speed and > replaced it with a '90 Westy with automatic transmission. And never > looked > back. I've found it an absolute pleasure to drive for over 50,000 > miles > now. The only thought I've had is that I'd like to have a limited > slip > differential (two occasions) but that is available now if I want to > spend > the money for it. And I'll be the third to mention the ease of > driving in > traffic on those occasions that I can't avoid it. Is there any > downside? > Yeah, gas mileage in town with stop and go driving, about 13-14 mpg as > opposed to 18-19 (and occasionally higher) on the highway. > Otherwise a > happy traveling camper. |
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