[Vwdiesel] mileage

[Arkady Mirvis]

I remember a fellow trying to convince me that it is safer to cross the 
speed bumps at the angle. Very soon he ended in a head-on collision with 
incoiming rig. The rig driver wasn't hurt, but the fellow was carried away. 
Ark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <soul2ipsist at juno.com>
To: <tadc at europa.com>
Cc: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] mileage


> When I was a teenager I used to be amazed at the fact I could tuck 3 foot 
> off a box trailer and be sucked right along in neutral, at least while 
> going down hill.  Even turned the engine off a few times.  With the 
> lessening of my brilliance, and working a little recovery I no longer 
> practice this.  Road tripping in a TDI these days, I don't trust the 
> ground clearance over many speed bumps.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Tad <tadc at europa.com>
> To: William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net>
> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] mileage
> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:37:04 -0800
>
> People say that it's dangerous but I'm not so sure.  With my TDI anyway, I
> can stop about 100 times faster than a truck/bus, so as long as I am far
> enough back to hit the brakes before I hit the truck, what's the problem?
> True that you can't see what's going on up the road, but that's also true
> when you're following at a safer distance.  Just pay attention to the
> truck's brake lights...
>
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 2:02 AM, William J Toensing
> <toensing at wildblue.net>wrote:
>
>> It is true you can get better mileage BUT this is very dangerous. It is a
>> good way to have a rear end collision & this practice is very illegal 
>> too.
>> When the first generation Honda Insight cam out, one of the car magazines
>> got 108 MPG by drafting. I think it was Car & Driver but not sure.
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> Medical Assistant Degrees
> Join this growing field with an online Medical Assisting degree.
> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/c?cp=-VazPh3Gvr_dq49dKQOa7wAAJz0-_4brh3ZiCULR74UlZLZrAAQAAAAFAAAAAD81Xj4AAAMlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVlMQAAAAA=
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel