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Subject:Re: Want to test drive some diesel vanagons - Seattle
From:Ben T
Date:Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:06:19 EDT

In a message dated 7/30/2003 10:28:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
TCarrington@RELITECH.COM writes:

> Hmmmm...
>
> "quick spin" in a diesel Vanagon? Clearly, you haven't been in one. :)

Hmmmmmmmm......

Clearly TomC has been in a 16td stock and/or 1.9td converted ones. I cruised
at 70mph in the 1.6td doka (stock .486 <?> gears). 90mph in the 1.9TD doka
(aircooled trans). Anything above those numbers and the noise gets numbing.

BenT