[Vwdiesel] TD Westy - First driving impressions

[Area31 Research Facility]

Please read this as though God were speaking to you. Cruise control is for
people who wish to sleep (or whatever you might call the inattentive
behaviour that they exhibit) while driving.  They should not be trying to
sleep (or whatever you might call the inattentive behaviour that they
exhibit) while blocking agressive traffic in the passing lane!  That is a
good way to cause raised tempers or a collision and deaths.  If you do not
wish to drive noticeably faster than the traffic in the right lanes, please
do not dwell in the passing lane.

Rob

BTW, did I fool you into thinking God was really speaking? ;)

----- Original Message -----
From: "mark" <fairlane at springcom.com>
To: <LBaird119 at aol.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] TD Westy - First driving impressions


> You know, there's got to be some psychological thing to that...  we have
two
> laners here, where everyone drives 50 mph, then you hit the passing lanes,
> and it's suddenly Mario Andretti time...  EXTREMELY annoying to those of
us
> that like to use cruise control.
>
> On Saturday 17 September 2005 05:17 pm, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 9/17/2005 10:09:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> >
> > swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca writes:
> > > but also getting 900rpm EGT on short hills, so I may
> > > need to back off a bit.
> >
> >   1050F is pretty nearly acceptable by anybody you ask.  That covers big
> > rigs too but that's the limit so they shy down from it.  I'd settled on
> > 1250F
> >
> > pre-trurbine as an absolute max, which means you rarely go over 1100F.
> > Someone confirmed that 1250 - 1300F pre and 100F less post turbine was
> > ok on the VW diesels.   I always like to leave a little more "room" than
> > I'd normally use just in case you need that little extra for a minute or
> > less. Has
> > come in VERY handy in this State what with the people that drive 45mph
> > until you get to a passing lane and then drive 70mph all on an easily
60mph
> > road.  Even I would keep it a little lower in a Vanagon though.
Probably
> > around
> > 1150F on a long, steep hill, loaded, in the summer.
> >      Loren
> > _______________________________________________
> > Vwdiesel mailing list
> > Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>