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Subject:Re: Brake fade vs. automatic tranny
From:Adrian Oxbrow Water Cooled
Date:Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:58:55 -0400

SNIP - - Blaine wrote -
    "My '91 seems to do pretty good holding itself back with the automatic;
     'course one shouldn't downshift at too high a speed.  I used this
     braking feature a lot on the "Mission Dollar Highway" between
     Silverton and Ouray CO earler this summer."
SNIP - -

Definition - "Mission Dollar Highway"  - what you think of when travelling on
a rock ledge that passes for a road  700' to 1200' above the vertical drop
off immediately beside you, with no guard rails.  When it was built it
apparently cost some one a "Million" dollars = "Million Dollar Highway".  I
love to travel and this is the most fabulous 1 days drive i have ever done -
did it on New Years day in 95 - little snow (lucky) -  incredddible.  Had to
replace the wifes arm rest the following day.  Had a 87>syncro<GL with
studded snow tires on.

Adrian Oxbrow 89>syncro<GL "red brick"