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Date:         Sat, 8 Mar 1997 01:14:47 -0500 (EST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         JordanView@aol.com
Subject:      Re: EV on TV!

In a message dated 97-03-07 00:43:50 EST, rnorris@wam.umd.edu (Gary Norris) writes:

<< The father of my voice professor from college has a Rialta. I found it quite spacious and not lacking in capabilities. He said that it cruises at 70, gets 20 miles to the gallon and handles his family of >>

I don't own one of these behemouths, and probably never will, but I was following one on US RT22 here in SE PA and I clocked it at nearly 80 mph.... ( I was right on it's bumper, and my speedo IS correct.) And that 5 banger is movin' a helluva lot more metal (and fiberglass) than my 5000 turbo 5 banger.....

just my 5 cents worth...

hmmm.. I wonder if it had "piston slap"??? :<) chris


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