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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16879 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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i think alot of the problem with nutbag drivers is they 'feel' safe in a newer car with 8 airbags around them. when people die in a car crash these days, it seems that they are fuckin moving at the speed of light. i think if you want the public to slow down, remove all the airbags and replace them with razors. i really don't have any issues with any of my aircooleds on the highway, if someone is going to pass, so be it _________________
gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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Dr. Fantasmo Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2011 Posts: 46 Location: Alberta, Canada
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stuming Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2010 Posts: 257 Location: London, UK.
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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I know you guys are all US, but in the UK I find motorway (interstate) driving better than having a huge queue of cars following you up and down single lane roads through the country. I don't want to be on the 3 lane road (3 in once direction that is) but when I'm at 60 mph it gives people a chance to sort themselves out before passing. I get hassle driving through my home town with people cutting me up and making a point of blasting past me.
Mind you I also ride a motorbike to work, and I was knocked off this week when I was paying in a car park. Guy in the BMW didn't realise I had stopped to pay and bashed into the back. My bike: $700. His BM: $70000. I laughed it off. Wouldn't have been so happy if he'd hit my bus though.
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bugger101 Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2010 Posts: 1559 Location: orlando
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not looking for speed. I usually run 75-80 in the work truck in the left or middle lanes. I like my 1600. It performs just nice. I stick to the right lanes on I-95 and the Turnpike. I get passed like I'm standing still from time to time. I just like to relax at 55-60 mph. What I do want is more torque. I have a small boat that I wish to trailer. While visiting S.Cali. this week I had the opportunity to ride in a Samba members '68. It had a large cc T-1 motor and I was totally impressed how it pulled up a very steep incline without bogging down and remained cool at the same time. More power yes, speed not so much. Why do you Cali. guys want to go fast anyway? Seemed bumper to bumper most of the time anyway. |
I-4 and i drive are the worst roads in fl. it is mainly full of tourist busy looking at dam Disney world then cutting you off to get to the dam exit, then you crash your brand new car into a pole. And finding out they have NO INSURANCE!!, i almost beat the shit out of those people . Hell my brothers car just got totaled because of a dam tourist in a hummer h1 crash into the back of him at a red light. Also I-4 IS LIKE A WAR ZONE _________________ 75 west deluxe http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5270450#5270450
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22460 Location: Escondido CA
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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poptop tom wrote: |
I can't understand why that hasn't sold in the four years it's been posted for sale.
I was running 65 to 70 (in a 70 mph zone) for a few hours yesterday in Michigan. I believe I passed four cars and three semis........but was passed by hundreds of cars!
BTW. Michigan's concrete roads suck beyond comparison. |
Come to Tulsa...our roads are the crappiest I have ever seen. Ive been all over the east cost and midwest. Tulsa roads are by far the worst I have ever driven on...Im from kentucky and the back roads there are better than many main roads here. |
Most side roads here in San Antonio are shit as well. They are spending billions on new interstate stuff and they cant get a two lane residencial correct _________________
t3kg wrote: |
OK, this thread is over. You win. |
Jason "notchboy" Weigel
1964 1500 S
1964 T34 S Convertible
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Ray1967Beetle Samba Member
Joined: June 30, 2011 Posts: 105 Location: Oklahoma
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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poptop tom wrote: |
I can't understand why that hasn't sold in the four years it's been posted for sale.
I was running 65 to 70 (in a 70 mph zone) for a few hours yesterday in Michigan. I believe I passed four cars and three semis........but was passed by hundreds of cars!
BTW. Michigan's concrete roads suck beyond comparison. |
Come to Tulsa...our roads are the crappiest I have ever seen. Ive been all over the east cost and midwest. Tulsa roads are by far the worst I have ever driven on...Im from kentucky and the back roads there are better than many main roads here. _________________ 1976 Westfalia Camper, Baby Poop Green
I am a professional Draftsman, if anyone needs to document anything they build hit me up. I can build a 3d Model and make construction drawings using Solidworks. |
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Randy in Maine Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2003 Posts: 34890 Location: The Beach
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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How many horses live on your ranch?
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sometimes you have to just let them ponies run a little. They like it |
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About 100. I think a couple of them are lame though. |
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Manfreds78bay Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2009 Posts: 754 Location: PNW
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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I live in Chicago and don't have many issues on the highway. I do about 65 mph and that seems to work fine.
The problem is city driving. I constantly get cut off and people pulling out in front of me. People risking their lives so they can be a car in front me. Makes me want to to drive as slow as people think I'm driving. I can understand though. It takes a while for the old girl to get up to speed (30 mph) and then slow it all down again at the next stop light.
Honestly, I think its all in people's head. For some reason people really think they are getting where they want to go by a significant margin if they drive fast. It's really not the case. And once you commute on a bicycle you realize how going fast is a waste of time and effort.
What slows me down is thinking about what am I doing once I get to my destination. There is nothing I need to get to that is worth killing some one for. Most of the idiots that drive like crazy on their commute home, do nothing but sit on the couch and have a beer. Nothing wrong with that, but you don't have to rush to do it.
Driving fast=I control my life, to Americans. The more control you think you have the less in touch with reality you are. |
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chabanais Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:54 am Post subject: |
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How many horses live on your ranch?
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sometimes have to just let them ponies run a little. They like it |
_________________ "I spud therefore I yam." |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:20 am Post subject: |
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the only time I have experienced issues on I-5 is SF Bay are folks headed home from Los Angeles on Sunday eves when they just want to get home and don't care whom they cut off. Some will push their way between cars to get to the head of the line even though maybe 10 people are patiently waiting for a lane blocked by a slow truck to clear. We just found that some folks in the SE really had an attitude when driving where they thought they were on a NASCAR track where bump and push was normal. No question some use intimidation as a tactic to get by even though their may be no way it can happen. One recently interesting article shows that the SE has become the Meth capital of the US so this may be nothing more than tweakers mixing their tweaking and driving. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin
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Rubber Duck Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2006 Posts: 806 Location: Pitt Meadows BC
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Just got back from the camping trip to washington and remembered this thread about driving fast. Well...lets just say I was surprised by my bus, and by the drivers in Washington too!
The bus was happy to cruise at 60 on the flats, but on the some hills, it would only go 50, and some downhills it got to 70 even! who knew! Overall, I felt that she could go faster, but the pedal was already to the metal on most cases. Maybe time to adjust the carb cable, or maybe time to finally drop that engine and put in a timesert on #3
Anyway, just thought I would add an observation: You US drivers are so courteous!!
I was actually a little intimidated at first on the I5 having read all the horror stories here (and even on this thread), but the reality pleasantly surprised me. Every single US-plate vehicle gave me lots of room, not one, not even the semis, came up and hung around my tail as I went uphill at 50. All hung back until it was safe to overtake.
The only times I ever got tailgated, it was BC-plated vehicles, with the bigger RVs and 5th-Wheels being the main culprits. And when I got back across the border, well, 60 mph sometimes just isn't fast enough on the 80 kmh stretches on the number 1. _________________ ---------
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Randy in Maine Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2003 Posts: 34890 Location: The Beach
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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You have found the secret....
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Listening and feeling what the bus is telling you is a great skill that is only aquired by some experience. Even though I like to keep a little acceleration in my pocket, sometimes have to just let them ponies run a little. They like it |
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Desertbusman Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2005 Posts: 14655 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Randy in Maine has a real cool term he uses but I forgot what it is. My descriptive term is usually 80%. That's the max pedal I give it. Actually the cable is probably adjusted to stop before it can get 100%. It saves a lot of wear and tear and damage to the linkage components and the carb throttle shaft bearings.
In those demanding situations if 80% isn't enough then it's time to downshift and run slower.
Living in the fast lane and bus mentality are cotradictory. _________________ 71 Superbug
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jeffsbugs Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2011 Posts: 293 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Glad you're on the road and doing well. That's the mileage I get with my T-1 on road trips.
70 pulling a boat with a new engine? How new, was it even broken in? And 78 on flats? Of course we have different engines and mine will top out around 85 but I run it a 60 because I want it to last.
But I would be concerned with your 30 tops in 3rd. I'd think that's lugging it big time. Time to run it in 2nd at a slower speed. When mine is stressed on grades there are speed ranges between gears that I just plain won't try to run at. I drive for what's good for the bus, not what's good for me.
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Thanks, it had a couple hundred miles on it from driving to work, up hills, etc. standard new engine stuff.
I set my tach at 4k but I don't think I'm getting WOT but that's ok. It likes 60 so I kept it there most of the trip. 70 was downhill.
78 was without 12' alum boat and trailer.
I don't lug the engine, the tach stopped working about 30 minutes into the trip but I use my ears and listen. I'm pretty sure 30/35 in third is 2500+ rpm. It seems low geared to me. (3 rib?) I agree I drive the same. I didn't put all the effort into a good engine just to abuse it.
When I fix the tach I'll have more accurate rpm/speed readings.
Ya, I got used to people passing me. Oh well, it's so nice to drive I don't care.
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Bleyseng Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2005 Posts: 4752 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Bewitched wrote: |
I agree with alot on here that making a bus go faster wont work becoz you will always have people driving faster then you.
My question is as i want to buy a bus what is the maximum speed(if the stock engine is ok,e.g 1.6,1.7,1.8 or 2 liter) the bus can reach driving on the freeway?
Here in holland the maximum speed on some highways is 100 km per hour(63 mph) or 120 km per hour(75 mph) and i want to know if a stock engine will handle this speed on the highway without any problems.
I have heard that the bus wont handle a certain speed for a long period of time but what would be a save driving speed going with the modern day traffic of now.
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A later type 4 powered bus (091 tranny) will cruise all day at 70-75 mph. With the stock size tires, its running 4000-4200rpms which is the Max cooling for the fan.
My 77 with the CS engine loves it at that speed and just cruises along with 355F CH temps, 220F oil temps..gas mileage 17-22.
Going 80-85 mph the bus just gets loud as rpms are up there and wind noise is awful. I go that speed if I have to "make time" but prefer just to go 70-75. _________________ 70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles |
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poptop tom Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2004 Posts: 1607 Location: The Hoosier State
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:12 am Post subject: |
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I can't understand why that hasn't sold in the four years it's been posted for sale.
I was running 65 to 70 (in a 70 mph zone) for a few hours yesterday in Michigan. I believe I passed four cars and three semis........but was passed by hundreds of cars!
BTW. Michigan's concrete roads suck beyond comparison. _________________ '76 Deluxe Campmobile |
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Desertbusman Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2005 Posts: 14655 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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jeffsbugs wrote: |
This past weekend was our first trip in the bus, 300 miles return. It ran great, 25 miles to the gallon. Still running a bit lean but not by much. Brand new engine. Time for oil change, valve adjust etc.
I'm doing 70 pulling my boat ...........
Top speed is about 78 on flat ground. Forget hills though, 30 tops in 3rd and less on one steep grade. 4 way flashers and try to stay out of the way.
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Glad you're on the road and doing well. That's the mileage I get with my T-1 on road trips.
70 pulling a boat with a new engine? How new, was it even broken in? And 78 on flats? Of course we have different engines and mine will top out around 85 but I run it a 60 because I want it to last.
But I would be concerned with your 30 tops in 3rd. I'd think that's lugging it big time. Time to run it in 2nd at a slower speed. When mine is stressed on grades there are speed ranges between gears that I just plain won't try to run at. I drive for what's good for the bus, not what's good for me.
As far as the highway, on some of my common trips maybe 500 cars will pass me and maybe I'll pass 1 or 2. That's like time to celebrate. But it's back and forth with semi's on grades. I'll shoot past them but on downhills they blast past me. I guess we both do the same thing by not wanting to loose speed on grades. Everyone else on the road does not have that concern. _________________ 71 Superbug
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Emeritusx Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2008 Posts: 2775 Location: 12 inches behind the wheel
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Rubber Duck wrote: |
I like that sign so much, I'm going to make one for myself.
Cut it out of black Sintra, mount it on top of a nice oblong shaped red-lens light and away we go.
I wonder...do you have a special switch to activate it or is it activated by brake? |
He said he used the defroster power and switch previously _________________ 82 Westy ☢, 66 Splitty ☮, 73 Type 181 ✠ |
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skid Samba Member
Joined: January 16, 2009 Posts: 1329 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Rubber Duck Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2006 Posts: 806 Location: Pitt Meadows BC
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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I like that sign so much, I'm going to make one for myself.
Cut it out of black Sintra, mount it on top of a nice oblong shaped red-lens light and away we go.
I wonder...do you have a special switch to activate it or is it activated by brake? _________________ ---------
Rubber Duck
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