I've never made it out to the open road, but I have pulled out of my
campsite with it up a couple times.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Giroux" <eric.giroux@nrc.ca>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: Sluggish

I did the same...twice!  Within a week of getting the westy.

Any list members did NOT drive with the top up, ever ?  You are heroes.

Now, how about the old westies that had the top openned backwards?  Did it
improve aerodynamics?  ;)

�G

>No lie!  I drove 15 miles once with the top up and it was an absolute slug
>above 45 mph!  When I got out and looked, my eyes bugged out like a
>tromped-on toad's...
>d
>David Beierl - Providence, RI
>  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
>'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
>'85 GL "Poor Relation"
>