[Vwdiesel] payload capacity

[Will Taygan]

Amen!

On Wed, 2009-11-25 at 12:17 -0600, Chris Geiser wrote:
> I bet my stock vanagon would get to 70 if it were geared differently.... To get the full diesel vanagon experience, put a Jetta or rabbit diesel in 3rd gear, stop using 4th and 5th, and drive around for a few days... That's what limits the diesel vanagons.
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> Chris
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew .Libby <libbybapa at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:30 AM
> To: Will Taygan <william at taygan.com>
> Cc: vwdiesel <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] payload capacity
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> Comments like that confuse me a bit.  A stock 48hp non turbo 1.6 VANAGON
> will make it up to 65 on the flat and weighs 2,000 lbs more than a caddy
> with double the frontal area and wind resistance of a big brick.  My '86
> non-turbo 1.6 jetta would go 85 on flat ground with pedal left over and
> routine cruising speed was 75+ on the freeway with two adults, a child and
> all the rest of the space in the car filled with stuff.
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> Andrew
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> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Will Taygan <william at taygan.com> wrote:
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> > Your caddy goes 70??  ;)
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