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John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:28:17 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly windy days,
you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go off the
road.

Don't doubt that. Even the '64 bug I had was the diciest thing I ever
drove in the wind. A semi passing would move it a foot.

--Vic


After my MGA died when I worked at the KC Star, I bought a new Bug.
Might have been a 65. $1350 including FM radio. Anyway, the assignment
editor had me running to small towns in Missouri for the sort of color
feature stories the paper liked in those days. Lots of two lane roads,
lots of trucks coming the other way. Many a time I thought the Bug was
going to go into low earth orbit.

I can report, however, that it was possible to get laid in the back seat
of a VW. In Columbia, Missouri, in the parking lot of a dorm at
Christian College.

We're proud of you, Harry. We're especially glad you shared with us
the fact that you got laid. You've gone way up in my estimation.
--

John H

The tightwad could have at least got a room.

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On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:52:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On May 29, 10:48*am, John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:37:51 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:







"John H" wrote in message
.. .

I used you and it as an example over there. Amplify if you get a
chance - over there.
--

I just noticed it and replied.

Whoever said they can't do over 65 is full of it. *The few times I've taken
it down to the Cape (not towing), I've had to back off at times because the
speed will slowly creep up to 80 without you noticing it. *Also, they only
*look* top heavy. *They are not.

I get a big kick out of experts who know everything but have no actual
knowledge or experience.

If you end up visiting, you can try it out. *That little diesel is amazing.
And, unless you are told it's a diesel, you probably wouldn't know. * I had
it running during the annual inspection last year and the guy doing the
inspection thought it was gas. *That reminds me. *Time for a new inspection
sticker.

Eisboch

My Dutch friend took me to a Mercedes dealer in Holland. We test drove
a couple different wheel base Sprinters. They're fun and do quite well
on the Autobahns. He has a VW with the 5 cylinder diesel. Great to
drive and very economical.
--

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Is this him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9XZwDYwGdY

Holy ****. You do see a lot of little cars pulling a lot of trailers
over there. When the 'Tour de France' is run, they are pulling
trailers way up into the mountains, and many of them have problems.
--

John H

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On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly windy days,
you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go off the
road.

It seems like only the semis actually get blown over. You can of
course, kiss a bridge pillar, during a gust, in any number of
vehicles. If you want immunity from wind get a concrete mixer.
I have driven a VW bus of that vintage, or earlier actually. What wind
could do is bring forward progress it a near halt. Cruise in 3rd gear
and not get full revs out of it even then. To experience the true joy
of a stiff crosswind, land a tailwheel type airplane in one.

Casady

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On May 29, 11:43*am, jim785 wrote:
John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:28:17 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. * If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly windy days,
you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go off the
road.

Don't doubt that. *Even the '64 bug I had was the diciest thing I ever
drove in the wind. *A semi passing would move it a foot.

--Vic

After my MGA died when I worked at the KC Star, I bought a new Bug.
Might have been a 65. $1350 including FM radio. Anyway, the assignment
editor had me running to small towns in Missouri for the sort of color
feature stories the paper liked in those days. Lots of two lane roads,
lots of trucks coming the other way. Many a time I thought the Bug was
going to go into low earth orbit.

I can report, however, that it was possible to get laid in the back seat
of a VW. In Columbia, Missouri, in the parking lot of a dorm at
Christian College.

We're proud of you, Harry. We're especially glad you shared with us
the fact that you got laid. You've gone way up in my estimation.
--

John H

The tightwad could have at least got a room.- Hide quoted text -

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IF it was a true story.

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On May 29, 11:43*am, John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:52:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 29, 10:48*am, John H wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 07:37:51 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .

I used you and it as an example over there. Amplify if you get a
chance - over there.
--

I just noticed it and replied.

Whoever said they can't do over 65 is full of it. *The few times I've taken
it down to the Cape (not towing), I've had to back off at times because the
speed will slowly creep up to 80 without you noticing it. *Also, they only
*look* top heavy. *They are not.

I get a big kick out of experts who know everything but have no actual
knowledge or experience.

If you end up visiting, you can try it out. *That little diesel is amazing.
And, unless you are told it's a diesel, you probably wouldn't know. * I had
it running during the annual inspection last year and the guy doing the
inspection thought it was gas. *That reminds me. *Time for a new inspection
sticker.

Eisboch

My Dutch friend took me to a Mercedes dealer in Holland. We test drove
a couple different wheel base Sprinters. They're fun and do quite well
on the Autobahns. He has a VW with the 5 cylinder diesel. Great to
drive and very economical.
--

John H- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Is this him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9XZwDYwGdY

Holy ****. You do see a lot of little cars pulling a lot of trailers
over there. When the 'Tour de France' is run, they are pulling
trailers way up into the mountains, and many of them have problems.
--

John H- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I'll bet everyone in the car was treated to a clean pair of underwear!

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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly windy
days,
you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go off the
road.

It seems like only the semis actually get blown over. You can of
course, kiss a bridge pillar, during a gust, in any number of
vehicles. If you want immunity from wind get a concrete mixer.
I have driven a VW bus of that vintage, or earlier actually. What wind
could do is bring forward progress it a near halt. Cruise in 3rd gear
and not get full revs out of it even then. To experience the true joy
of a stiff crosswind, land a tailwheel type airplane in one.

Casady

Been there, done that, gave it up and took up boating.

Eisboch

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On Fri, 29 May 2009 05:13:22 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Take a Ford 8N tractor. I believe 26hp.
If on solid ground, I'd pull your boat, AND your SUV around like they
were toys. Mechanical engineering courses my ASS.

My uncle had one of those. I just bought a new 25 hp John Deere. It is
somewhat smaller that an 8N. We needed a loader. Nice machine. 4 wheel
hydrostatic drive. Single lever for the loader. The wife gardens,
plants raspberrys and so on and on and we get sawdust mixed with
horse**** from the nearby stable, and wood chips from a tree service.
Big pile of gravel as well. Today I fixed the low spots in the drive,
and moved a bunch of wood chips. I hadn't run a loader in 30 years,
but I managed to get the bucket full. It won't pull as much as an 8N
since its lighter, but it can drag the Navigator. Does anyone know why
a truck needs a four cam motor?

Casady

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Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 28 May 2009 19:58:14 -0400, D K
wrote:

Wow! That 179 HP is just a bit more than half of the 350 HP in my
SUV and the torque is less than half.

What a (chick) machine!

You aren't going to try to tow with that, right?

I think the Navigator is rated at 5500. It has 330 cu in and 300 hp. I
have a one ton boat and no trailer brakes. The heft it has is more
than handy. We tried to pull it behind a Ranger and it didn't like to
stop. I have a 94 horse Mercedes that is rated at 150 tons,
300 if you connect the brakes on the railcars. Whatever
Casady


Are we supposed to be impressed that Dickqueless Krueger has an SUV
with twice the horsepower of someone else's SUV? Wow...that sure does
it for me, but it doesn't change the indisputable fact that Krueger is
snarky, worthless piece of ****, and worthy only of being filtered out
of usenet.

I successfully towed a boat the size and weight of Krueger's behind a
V6 Ranger without problems. You don't need a 350 hp SUV to tow a
19-foot boat.

Engine size is a secondary consideration when towing IMO. A Ranger 4
cylinder will tow if you use the appropriate gears. Weight and
suspension of the tow vehicle is far more important. A Ranger may be
fine for short range towing of 2 or 3 thousand lbs, but I'd never
attempt long range, highway speed trips. They just aren't made for
it. The last Ranger I had was the "beefed up" Level Two version that
had a heavier duty suspension and tow package. It was rated for about
6,000 lbs, IIRC. It still was not a safe truck for highway towing
purposes, even with a light trailer and load, which is why I traded it
in for a F-250. Huge difference. Funny thing is, the V6 Ranger only
got about 3-4 mpg better gas mileage than the F-250 achieves.

I may be a bit picky, but I've done quite a bit of long range towing
over the past 5 or 6 years. Learned my lesson. For example, the
little Sprinter RV with a 154hp diesel tows up to 5000 lbs effortlessly
and it's handling is virtually unaffected by the weight of the trailer.

Eisboch



Sure. That 154hp has a ****load of torque.

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HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 28 May 2009 19:58:14 -0400, D K
wrote:

Wow! That 179 HP is just a bit more than half of the 350 HP in my
SUV and the torque is less than half.

What a (chick) machine!

You aren't going to try to tow with that, right?

I think the Navigator is rated at 5500. It has 330 cu in and 300 hp. I
have a one ton boat and no trailer brakes. The heft it has is more
than handy. We tried to pull it behind a Ranger and it didn't like to
stop. I have a 94 horse Mercedes that is rated at 150 tons,
300 if you connect the brakes on the railcars. Whatever
Casady


Are we supposed to be impressed that Dickqueless Krueger has an SUV
with twice the horsepower of someone else's SUV? Wow...that sure does
it for me, but it doesn't change the indisputable fact that Krueger
is snarky, worthless piece of ****, and worthy only of being filtered
out of usenet.

I successfully towed a boat the size and weight of Krueger's behind a
V6 Ranger without problems. You don't need a 350 hp SUV to tow a
19-foot boat.

Engine size is a secondary consideration when towing IMO. A Ranger 4
cylinder will tow if you use the appropriate gears. Weight and
suspension of the tow vehicle is far more important. A Ranger may be
fine for short range towing of 2 or 3 thousand lbs, but I'd never
attempt long range, highway speed trips. They just aren't made for
it. The last Ranger I had was the "beefed up" Level Two version
that had a heavier duty suspension and tow package. It was rated for
about 6,000 lbs, IIRC. It still was not a safe truck for highway
towing purposes, even with a light trailer and load, which is why I
traded it in for a F-250. Huge difference. Funny thing is, the V6
Ranger only got about 3-4 mpg better gas mileage than the F-250 achieves.

I may be a bit picky, but I've done quite a bit of long range towing
over the past 5 or 6 years. Learned my lesson. For example, the
little Sprinter RV with a 154hp diesel tows up to 5000 lbs
effortlessly and it's handling is virtually unaffected by the weight
of the trailer.

Eisboch




I work hard to avoid long-distance towing. Got a couple of boat ramps
practically in the neighborhood, and three or four more in several
directions withing 20-25 miles. Once or twice a season, I'll consider
towing the boat to either Virginia Beach or the OBX.

I see a lot of Sprinters on the road equipped as commercial vehicles.
Visually, they seem to be very top-heavy, but if that were really a
problem, they would have been redesigned by now. There's really not a
lot of weight up there at roof level.




Wow! Amazing insight! You posting *nothing* that wasn't painfully
obvious, WAFA.

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HK wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
...

I used you and it as an example over there. Amplify if you get a
chance - over there.
--


I just noticed it and replied.

Whoever said they can't do over 65 is full of it. The few times I've
taken it down to the Cape (not towing), I've had to back off at times
because the speed will slowly creep up to 80 without you noticing it.
Also, they only *look* top heavy. They are not.

I get a big kick out of experts who know everything but have no actual
knowledge or experience.

If you end up visiting, you can try it out. That little diesel is
amazing. And, unless you are told it's a diesel, you probably wouldn't
know. I had it running during the annual inspection last year and
the guy doing the inspection thought it was gas. That reminds me.
Time for a new inspection sticker.

Eisboch


Some of us view speed limits as speed limits, especially when towing. If
I exceed the speed limit when towing, it is by a mile an hour or two.

Gotta love the allusions to "over there," especially by the crappers
here who ruined Chuck's joint. :)


This from WAFA, the same guy who previously said he tows at 5 MPH
*below* the speed limit.

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jim785 wrote:
HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly
windy days, you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go
off the road.

Don't doubt that. Even the '64 bug I had was the diciest thing I ever
drove in the wind. A semi passing would move it a foot.

--Vic


After my MGA died when I worked at the KC Star, I bought a new Bug.
Might have been a 65. $1350 including FM radio. Anyway, the assignment
editor had me running to small towns in Missouri for the sort of color
feature stories the paper liked in those days. Lots of two lane roads,
lots of trucks coming the other way. Many a time I thought the Bug was
going to go into low earth orbit.

I can report, however, that it was possible to get laid in the back
seat of a VW. In Columbia, Missouri, in the parking lot of a dorm at
Christian College.

Where haven't you got laid? Does your landlady know what a slut you are?

Call her and ask her yourself. Need the number?

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D K wrote:
jim785 wrote:
HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly
windy days, you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go
off the road.

Don't doubt that. Even the '64 bug I had was the diciest thing I ever
drove in the wind. A semi passing would move it a foot.

--Vic


After my MGA died when I worked at the KC Star, I bought a new Bug.
Might have been a 65. $1350 including FM radio. Anyway, the
assignment editor had me running to small towns in Missouri for the
sort of color feature stories the paper liked in those days. Lots of
two lane roads, lots of trucks coming the other way. Many a time I
thought the Bug was going to go into low earth orbit.

I can report, however, that it was possible to get laid in the back
seat of a VW. In Columbia, Missouri, in the parking lot of a dorm at
Christian College.

Where haven't you got laid? Does your landlady know what a slut you are?

Call her and ask her yourself. Need the number?
OK

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jim785 wrote:
D K wrote:
jim785 wrote:
HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:18:16 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Had an afterthought. If you want to feel unsafe in even mildly
windy days, you should try driving the '65 VW bus.
If someone sneezes in a car beside you with an open window, you go
off the road.

Don't doubt that. Even the '64 bug I had was the diciest thing I ever
drove in the wind. A semi passing would move it a foot.

--Vic


After my MGA died when I worked at the KC Star, I bought a new Bug.
Might have been a 65. $1350 including FM radio. Anyway, the
assignment editor had me running to small towns in Missouri for the
sort of color feature stories the paper liked in those days. Lots of
two lane roads, lots of trucks coming the other way. Many a time I
thought the Bug was going to go into low earth orbit.

I can report, however, that it was possible to get laid in the back
seat of a VW. In Columbia, Missouri, in the parking lot of a dorm at
Christian College.

Where haven't you got laid? Does your landlady know what a slut you are?

Call her and ask her yourself. Need the number?
OK

Send me an email. Drop the "2".