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I just try my best to avoid the raging idiots. I had some dipstick that wanted me to race him, either that or he just hates El Caminos. I was cruising in the center lane of three lanes on the turnpike, the speed limit is 80, and that is about the max "happy cruise" speed of the old 86 El Camino. I had no reason to run faster, and the left lane was open. The dipstick circled me, took off a few times, and dropped back to be even with me as he blocked the left lane. He pulled in behind me very close so I just kept slowing down very gently until I was going 60 MPH (the minimum legal speed) and he finally took off. He did not scar my manhood or ego even a tiny little bit. He was irrelevant. I sped back up to the speed limit and off he went. I have not even thought about it since then until now.
Beyond 80 the lock up converter drops out, the RPMs go up, gas mileage goes down a lot and the wind noise is just too loud. My 911 is just waking up and getting happy at 80.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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