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Old 06-11-2008, 12:39 AM   #123 (permalink)
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Yeah. Looks like she'll be coming up the Grapevine. Which is probably going to be a very slow trip. She can climb just not very fast.
Some hints for climbing long hills in a Insight: 1) Get a running start. You can climb a lot better at 75 than 55. 2) Don't be afraid to downshift. You need to keep revs up for power, and the Insight is perfectly happy doing 65+ in 3rd. 3) I've found that 4th is almost useless. If I start bogging down in 5th, shifting to 4th doesn't help much. Better to go straight to 3rd.
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