Ok John, so maybe not drag racing, and maybe not going uphill super fast (but a whole lot faster than my old bug of days gone by), and maybe not accelerating from a dead stop ultra fast, and maybe not leaping out when you floor it, well ......heck, doesnıt it count if it just feels like a speed demon? :) >Hey Eric and Maureen: >Drag racing vanagons? You've gotta be nuts! I'm sure my 86 syncro takes >longer than 17 secs to 60 - it seems like it takes forever. ><<Acceleration>> is not really a good description of the sensation, it's >more like <<changing position>>. >John Franklin >San Rafael, CA >85 Spider, 86Syncro, 87 505Turbo >
Maureen Stretch Natick, Mass. 91 Vanagon GL Westy ³Johann² |
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