----- Original Message ----- From: David Roden (Akron OH USA) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:37 AM Subject: Re: Conversion Concept Musings
> On 25 Sep 2002 at 3:30, Jon "Sheer" Pullen wrote: > > > after driving the car 90 miles > > today, I did a 0-60 test and got about 13.5s with just me in the car.... > > I genuinely thought she was faster. Ah well.. > > What's with the "ah well"? That's quite a reasonable figure -- plenty of > acceleration for anything but racing. Twenty-five years ago, Volkswagen > bragged about their 13 second 0-60 time for the Rabbit. This figure only > seems low to you because most US vehicles are overpowered (IMO). > > Second that, dave! No "Ah well's here, Sheer , thats damn FINE! Keep up the good work, an' lettin' us know how those batteries are doing. Thinking of my next one with them, system like yurs, indiferant to cold weather, freed from the Puke hart rule, too. My two watts worth Bob 0-60 in 25 sec with HHP-8 AC upgrade, loco@5 cars, Amtrak Northeast Corridor Racing team<G>! Historical dept; Pennsy GG-1 0-100 in 64 sec, one test car, in 1934!
