Maybe it was a 76 Accord with a missing plug wire.

Subaru Justy with a stuck caliper (or 3)?

could it have been an Isetta?

Or maybe it was a Korean car.

pardon me while I vomit at the thought of a Korean car.

-Sealover

On Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at 06:01 PM, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:

> So you're telling me that a 118hp TIICO motor in an overweight,
> top-heavy,
> rolling brick, will out pull and out handle a small Japanese hatchback
> with
> 115hp (I used the Honda Civic)?
>
> Don't get me wrong, I love my Vanagons.  But even with a TIICO motor
> you're
> not going to win that race.  Now those out there with SVX, VR6, and
> Porsche
> motors may have a shot, but the handling is going to be an issue (even
> with
> the aftermarket springs and shocks).
>
> If you're still convinced you can win that race, I've got a stock '87
> Quantum (sorry, I don't do Japanese cars, bikes, yes, cars, no) that
> I'll
> race against your TIICO powered Vanagon for pink slips.  Hell, I'll
> even
> throw in a couple of thousand dollars to even out the vehicle value.
> Let me
> know when and where...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Bill Marshall
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 2:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Differences between Passenger and Camper Syncros
>
>
> Jeff sez:
> "I've got two possible explanations:
>
> 1) The driver of the Japanese hatchback was really, really bad.
>
> 2) The Japanese hatchback needed work... a lot of work."
>
>
> Hey, now -- have you driven a well-tuned Tiico lately?  With mine,
> first
> gear
> is pointless, since you only travel a van-length before it is time to
> shift.
> It kind of "leaps" up when you floor it in low gear.  It can go very
> fast.
>
> At least mine did.  I have a GL 7-passenger with the middle seat
> removed, so
> it is super light.  Also had a free-flow intake and larger exhaust.  It
> would
> frikkin' scream.  As of late I have put the normal intake and exhaust
> back
> on,
> and the performance has been slightly reduced.  I just wanted something
> quieter.
>
> Bill Marshall
> 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
> Aurora, IL
>