At 08:48 AM 12/7/2004, you wrote:
>Why can't anyone entertain the idea that this might actually be possible
>with a high powered engine (which we know this van has) and a properly
>geared transmission?

Hey, I'm not saying that his van can't go that fast; I'm just saying that
the picture he's offered as proof clearly shows a speedometer resting at
ZERO mph. The needle is simply on the wrong side of the stop pin. I also
find it hard to believe that anyone driving that fast would be dumb enough
to try to snap a picture of his speedometer. Again, maybe he CAN push it up
to those speeds, but that doesn't explain why he posted a picture of his
speedo at 0 mph and captioned it: "Ever see a Vanagon speedo go all the way
around back to the peg? (I took out my odo reset button). We hit the peg
and it was still creeping up."

John Bange
'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"