In the event that you or somebody else makes a dangerously stupid mistake,
it's good to have plenty of reserve horsepower to get out of a bad
situation. One that comes to mind is one I see here in SoCal all the time;
some idiot that misjudged the room he had for passing and the power he had
to get it done, leaving him (and others) in a potential head-on 'where's the
g*damn third lane?' situation.
I've seen a lot of people stomp on the brakes when they see something bad
happening around them; that often leaves them sitting ducks to get hit, or
has them hitting somebody else due to an uncontrollable braking slide. It
also helps cause pile-ups.
If I find myself getting into that kind of trouble, I generally stomp on the
gas and point the car at a piece of open space. I'd rather be trying to
control my own car on or over the shoulder (if it's available) than playing
dodge 'em on the road with the other guys.

Cya
Robert
'87 GL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Subaru Engines (NVC)

> --- David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US> wrote:
> > I know this is  why so many cars sold in Europe have
>
> > dangerously underpowered engines.
>
> I would have thought that the "danger" is in
> overpowered engines.  Is there something that I'm
> missing??  Is going slowly dangerous??   Many folks
> seem to  believe that the posted "Speed Limit" is the
> suggested minimum speed.  Not true, it is the legal
> maximum speed.  SlowPolk Malcolm
>
>
>
>
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