Sure Ben I got mine up to 70 with the 1.6.
With Careful planning an open schedule and a clear road and a bit of
a tailwind I managed to do 0-60 in less then 2 days a couple times.

:oP
JT
82 Dieselfant II

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Ben T
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 3:06 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Want to test drive some diesel vanagons - Seattle

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