Mine�s auto, too, and it seems to have no trouble getting to 65,75 and 80 on the highway without effort.

I don�t know if it is because I am so happy to have the Westy or not, but even when I am going 35 or 40, it feels like I am speeding along.  :)

My other car� 89 Acura Integra �has a 5-speed stick, so I am used to driving a manual.  While I would have welcomed a stick shift in a Vanagon if only to get a Westy, I am delighted with the automatic.

Maureen

>>> i'd pick an auto over a manual Vanagon anyday... the hassles are less.....
>>> if i want to go 100mph, I'll drive my other car...   ;<P*
>>Hey!  What's this about a Vanagon auto being slow?  My Westy auto will
>>do 80+ (85?) without a tail wind or a truck!  You think a stick goes
>>faster?
>
>Here,here! I was thinking the same thing... What is this myth about autos
>being
>slower than sticks. I've driven both and would venture a 1/4 mile drag
>between
>anybody's stock stick van against my '86 GL auto. ...mine will 0-60 (at
>Dallas,
>TX altitude and around 60F) in a fraction of a tick over 17sec.. Anybody else
>checked this on their van? As far as top end I know I can run mine right into
>red line if I dont take my foot out. At 5200RPMs Im moving at about 93MPH.
>
>Of course I cant be sure of exactly how fast I was going as at that speed
>in a
>Vanagon I am too busy just then to look down at the speedo... yee-ha!  =8-0
>
>These are not blistering fast numbers but even classic sports cars are not
>necessarily muscle cars. Just fun to drive!
>
>Dont Beat on yur van :)
>Eric Small
>Dallas, TX
>

Maureen Stretch
Natick, Mass.
91 Vanagon GL Westy �Johann�