Good idea, but ours is an automatic!  And, 50-55km is the only speed that is
highlighted, so it's probably not for
shifting.........hmmmmmmmm..................

----- Original Message -----
From: Samuel L. Walters <slwalters@earthlink.net>
To: 86 Westfalia <scotiawesty@ns.sympatico.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: red mark on metric odometer

> These marks, if like the ones on my 84, which has no tachometer,
> are approximations of when you should be shifting gears for fear of
> overreving the engine.  Somewhat like the redline idea with a tach.  Of
> course you usually would shift sooner than that.
>
> Mine has one red mark somewhere around 20 or so, two red marks at about
> 35 or so, and three red marks around 50 or 55.  Is this what you have?
>
> Sam Walters
> 84 Vanagon - no tach red speedometer marks
> 89 Syncro - tachometer
>