Steve,
You should go Turbo-diesel then.  I know what one of those can do, as my
turbo-diesel rabbit pick-up towed my newly aquired diesel vanagon from
Philly to Cleveland a couple of months ago.  Never saw any wheelchairs, but
then my speed never dropped below 40 mph on the PA turnpike (and there's a
lot of hills on that sucker!)  And I still averaged 28 or 29 mpg.  :-)
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Broomhead <broom-sr@swbell.net>
To: Mark Thoma <TVReporter@STRATOS.NET>; Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
<Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, May 18, 1998 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: DIESEL is............

>Mark,
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>While it is true that I can pull a 10 inch diameter tree stump in 1st
>gear, the problem is I don't see that many tree stumps at stop
>lights/signs.
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>It is also true that I got great diesel mileage, It is embarrasing when
>a man in a wheelchair can pass me on the street, going uphill, into the
>wind, and he is using only one arm going backwards!
>
>Mark Thoma wrote:
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>> Hey Steve you forgot,
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>> Torquey,
>> Efficient,
>> &
>> Ecomical,
>>
>> Mark
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steven Broomhead <broom-sr@SWBELL.NET>
>> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
>> Date: Sunday, May 17, 1998 11:47 PM
>> Subject: DIESEL is............
>>
>> >One final word of advice .......DON'T BUY A DIESEL
>> >
>> >D = D@MNED
>> >I = INSIDIOUS
>> >E = ENGINE;
>> >S = SLUGGISH,,
>> >E = EMBARRASSING,
>> >L = LATHARGIC
>> >
>> >
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