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Subject:Re: VANAGON digest 1387
From:olmcons
Date:Tue, 10 Jun 1997 20:15:44 -0400

Chao, Harvey wrote:

>  Oxroad@aol.com asked:
>
> >Harvey,
>
> >Do you live at the top of a hill!?
>
> >Jeff
> >83 Westy
>
> Nope, but gotta admitt that acceleration (lack thereof) is the
> tradeoff =
> for the mpg, and getting to the top of the hill takes a bit of time!
> :-) =
>   Kinda the tortise end of the tortise and hare pair.
>
> Harvey
> 52 hp stinking diesel bunker burner

I agree, being a 'Smoking Tortoise' owner myself.  I just want to know
where you got those extra 4 hp.  I wish I had them. ;-)

--
Diesel John

'83 Vanagon Diesel GL  'The Smoking Tortoise'
'71 S-Cab 'Ole Blu'
'83 Audi 5000 TD
'84 Audi 5000 Avant
ex '71 Superbeetle
ex '71 Window Van
ex '76 Scirocco
ex '77 & '78 Rabbit Diesel

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