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Subject:EV and Disney's Ft. Wilderness
From:Don Gibbons
Date:Mon, 7 Jul 97 11:22:00 -0500

Just finished up a trip from N.Y. to Florida and back. Drove our EV MV (5
spd, rear AC, 85,000 miles) with 5 kids and wife and camping equipment.

The trip was uneventful. Other then using 1/2 qt oil (mobil 1 15-50) and
uncloging the rear AC drain tube there were no mechanical problems. However
I did the following preventive stuff:

              New tires, belt, water pump, timing belt, plugs,
              cap, rotor, Front wheel bearings, oil change.
              Left inner CV joint.

AC was on (front & rear) the entire trip (even while driving at night) and
thou it worked OK, it was on at full and the temp was about 95 day time. No
signs of over heating, but I had done the EV gage repair to the instruments.

Gas milage was from 20-23 mpg. speed was from about 55 to 70. (yes 70 mph 
limits in some of the south east) We swaped driving and made each way in 23
hours.

Ft. Wilderness is in Disney world and is expensive for a camp ground ($45
nite) but it is dirt cheep for 7 inside the World.

Campsites have water, power & waste connections. Our site (#1302) was about
30 ft from a comfort station that had showers (air conditioned), phones,
laundry and ice machines. Some sites have more shade then others so watch
out. 

My wife & I and 2 year old slept in the van. After removing the rear facing
seats there is plenty of room for 2 small children or babies on the floor
where the seats were.

We fit 2 tents and 5 sleeping bags in the rear storage area. All the other
stuff went back there and when full the rear area was full to the ceiling.

I had made a bug screen for the rear hatch opening and it worked great, but
there were very few bugs. This was a suprise, it was central Florida in the
summer. I guess if the bugs don't pay, they don't get in to Disney World.

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