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Subject:Re: AT v.s. Manual
From:Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Date:Wed, 3 Dec 1997 13:55:31 -0600

Doggone it, my 90 GL goes from 0-60 in an afternoon and that keeps me out
of trouble, and it's a stick.  My wife is lusting after a really cherry
Tornado Red 90 Carat/Wolfsburg nearby w/ 66K on it.and it's an Auto.  When
the price gets right, we'll jump on it.

Bullwinkle

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> From: alfajohn@PACBELL.NET
> To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU
> Subject: Re: AT v.s. Manual
> Date: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 4:59 AM
>
> Hey Eric and Maureen:
> Drag racing vanagons? You've gotta be nuts!  I'm sure my 86 syncro takes
> longer than 17 secs to 60 - it seems like it takes forever.
> <<Acceleration>> is not really a good description of the sensation, it's
> more like <<changing position>>.
> John Franklin
> San Rafael, CA
> 85 Spider, 86Syncro, 87 505Turbo