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Old 04-25-2012, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig View Post
That actually sounds just about right, although I don't think I've every done a flat-out 0-60 run in my 240D, what's the point?
I used to have a diesel Vanagon. 48 horsepower. EVERY 0 to 60 run was a flat out 0 to 60 run, at least if I didn't want to be mowed down while merging onto the freeway.

I used to joke it didn't need a tach because I just floored it until it hit the governor limit, then upshifted...it had a four speed with huge gaps between the ratios, so a shift at anything short of redline tended to drop it out of the power band.
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