with regard to various EV questions & answers posted lately: I have the '95 Camper, stick shift, fuel is around 22 mpg highway, less than that city. Power is fine - but the previous comments about the high-torque engine were right on. You shift a lot at low speed when accelerating, but as you gear up they stretch out a bit. (Now, I wouldn't *mind* having a VR6 in it, but the 5 is certainly adequate and shouldn't be used as an excuse *not* to buy a used one if you can find a good deal.) As for the "lowering" business, I can't imagine why one would want to lower it. I'd like to raise the damn thing - anyone know if its possible to get another 3-4 inches of clearance? How would it affect handling? Is it even possible with a FWD vehicle? Mudflaps: VW makes a nice set. Very heavy-duty rubber and you'll pay for it too. (I don't remember how much now. I did look around a little bit and found that even *cheap* mudflaps were relatively expensive items.) -rick Rick Gordon Bainbridge Island, WA, USA ------------------------------------- rickgo@halcyon.com http://www.halcyon.com/rickgo/ KC7QEG finger for PGP public key fingerprint -------------------------------------
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