Volvo luv fest

[Steve Mills]

A friend of mine in college had a VW bus. I jumped in to drive it once, and
smashed my right foot on a brick that was in the driver's footwell. When I
asked him what it was, he just laughed and said "cruise control". I later
picked one up and drove it from LA to Monterey for another friend- in almost
8 hours of driving, we passed exactly 3 cars. The amazing part was despite
braving near-rush hour LA traffic on the 405, not one of the zillion cars
that got caught behind us ever honked or flashed their headlights at us-
they just waited patiently until they could find a gap and get around.

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 6:31 PM, John Cassidy <qforsail at yahoo.com> wrote:

> My first ride was as a passenger in a 240DL wagon.  We were on a highway
> that was a very gentle climb for 5 or so miles.  We were traveling along
> somewhere south of 50mph in a 70 zone, and the line of cars was growing
> behind us.  I said to the driver "Jeez Tony, why don't you justfloor it.  He
> replied, "I did...10 miles ago!"  About the only thing slower is a VW micro
> bus.  The seats were comfortable.  It's a good thing, because you'll be
> in them forever!
>
> I did eventually buy an '95 850 turbo wagon, which was quite fast and
> fabulous.  Of course, it had a virtual clone of a 200 20v engine...2.3l 20v
> inline 5, 3 years after Audi introduced it to the states!
>
> JC
>
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