Let 'em become hostile.  Everyone has to grow and by molly-coddling them
you're inhibiting their maturity.

Besides, when's the last time you saw a farmer and his rig react to your
hostility when he's in betwixt his fields!?

Oh, and keep a cell phone and firearm handy for those truckers who might go
'sideways'.

On 5/24/08, Trooz <trooz@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> > On Behalf Of Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
> > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 10:14 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Increasing fuel economy/decreasing con$umption
> >
> > Bravo!
> >
> > I've always thought that the "sweet spot" in a vanagon is around 55
> > mph. The handling, fuel consumption, road and wind noise, and just
> > over all quality of the driving experience are much better at the
> > lower speed in a vanagon, IMHO.
> >
> > -Jarrett
>
> That's consistent with my driving experience.  I've always wondered what
> the
> mileage would be like if one dropped the speed even lower as Jeff
> mentioned.
> I would guess that it would improve, as he said.
>
> The problem I have is that when driving 55 around southern California
> you're
> pissing people off, and when I travel I-40 back and forth to New Mexico I
> usually keep it at a minimum of 60, otherwise I've found that truckers can
> become very hostile.
>
> Bob
>

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Neil
'82 Diesel Westy
Peace of