[Vwdiesel] TD Westy - First driving impressions

[Mark]

No, cruise control is for people who's right foot goes to sleep and 
hurts....  :)

Area31 Research Facility wrote:

>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.
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>Rob
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>BTW, did I fool you into thinking God was really speaking? ;)
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>----- 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
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>>You know, there's got to be some psychological thing to that...  we have
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>>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
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>>that like to use cruise control.
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>>On Saturday 17 September 2005 05:17 pm, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
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>>>In a message dated 9/17/2005 10:09:13 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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>>>swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca writes:
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>>>>but also getting 900rpm EGT on short hills, so I may
>>>>need to back off a bit.
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>>>  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
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>>>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
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>>>road.  Even I would keep it a little lower in a Vanagon though.
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>Probably
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>>>1150F on a long, steep hill, loaded, in the summer.
>>>     Loren
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