Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:13:25 -0400
Reply-To: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Friday privilege
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that is funny Dennis "Vanagons slow down going up hills even with the
throttle applied". I experience this in my 81 Westy AC quite frequently.
Going uphill, shifting into third, to second and even this is
occasionally not enough. So slowing down even further, even come to a
complete stop and changing to 1st. Then as it at the high (one can just
hear and feel it) and off to 2nd. This lasts only for so long then slowing
down again and back to 1st and so on. Especially bad in a city with steep
hills and not enough road to try to "coast over".
Karl.
On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> My 2004 motorhome had an exhaust brake and it could be set to activate
> when lifting your foot off the throttle. In that mode the brake would
> activate. I would think that the brake could activate at some level of
> deceleration. Vanagons slow down going up hills even with the throttle
> applied and hopefully the driver behind us realizes it. There have been
> some recent articles regarding this problem for some cars.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Karl
> Ploessl
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2023 3:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Friday privilege
>
> this "active regenerative braking" is a curse for the people following.
> Without the use of the brake pedal, the brake lights are not activated,
> yet the electric car slows down. The following driver has no clue what is
> going on.
>
> Karl.
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 2:28 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Well, there IS a shifter. One can choose between D or B, D being
> > regular drive, and B being to activate regenerative braking. The B
> > REALLY makes a difference, such that in normal street driving, the
> > brake pedal is almost irrelevant. And of course, there are neutral
> > and reverse positions. The "no key" is just like my Prius -- an
> > electronic, keyless entry and start transmitter in a fob. All those
> > options are things I have only begun to examine and try to understand.
> Lane control, choosing among "Eco,"
> > "Comfort," "Sport,' or "Custom" driving modes. In eco, acceleration
> > is somewhat curtailed. In sport, it is "Whoa, baby!" Comfort gives
> > what to me with having experience with the Prius is a "normal" feel.
> > Lots of things, some I haven't even read about yet. I really don't
> > even know yet how to call up all the menus. Oh, interior "mood"
> > lighting is kind of crazy, one of those things that VW must have stuck
> > in to appeal to the youth. One can have soft or harsh lights of one's
> > choice of colors. My wife chose blue, and that is comfortable. Some
> > are almost like being at a rock concert.
> >
> > No spare tire, but I intend to get one. No jack, but instructions in
> > the owner's manual for how to use one. What to me are crazy big wheels
> (19").
> > I don't like having different tire sizes front & rear, can't be rotated.
> >
> > Lots to get used to. mcneely
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 11:00 AM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
> > kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I drove one a few months ago and put my experience on my YouTube
> channel.
> > > It seems like a good car if you want to not feel as alien as a Tesla.
> > Like
> > > VW went out of their way to make it seem familiar to VW drivers, but
> > > at
> > the
> > > same time, it is strange not having a shifter of any kind, no key,
> > > very quiet, not crazy acceleration, and lots of options in menus on
> screens.
> > >
> > > Enjoy,
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 12:50 PM David McNeely
> > > <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I just bought (got it yesterday) a VW ID.4. It wasn't my first
> > >> choice electric vehicle, that was the Hyundai Ionic5. But that one
> > >> does not carry the $7500 tax rebate, and the ID.4 does. For those
> > >> claiming that
> > electric
> > >> vehicles are not available, the dealer here in Spokane (Autonation)
> > >> had
> > 17
> > >> on the lot this week. I got my first choice of all trims and so on.
> > >>
> > >> Wow! This vehicle comes with a very high learning curve. Luckily
> > >> for
> > me,
> > >> it is driveable without turning on all the "assists," as getting
> > >> accustomed to them will take a lot of getting used to. But as I
> > >> drove it home yesterday, I sure enjoyed passing by the gas stations
> > >> and noting what I won't have to do. Not changing oil is another
> > >> biggy. Oh, and I paid
> > well
> > >> under MSRP. The dealership had already put an "incentive" on the
> > >> price, and readily accepted my substantially lesser offer.
> > >>
> > >> I still want a Buzz, and will perhaps get one if I can see my way
> > >> to converting it to a camper, and the range increases to make that
> > practical.
> > >>
> > >> mcneely
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
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