I had an 85 Nissan pickup that would barely make it up the grades when heading
into the foothills west of Denver (lived there in late '90s) -- I was lucky to
maintain 45mph...
Conversely, the '73B roadster I owned at the time ran the best it ever did
under my ownership when in Denver. Never had a problem in it... of course, the
'71 International Scout was the vehicle of choice when heading into the
mountains anytime after late summer....(gas was much cheaper then...)
-Dan
71 BGT
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>
> I am sure when Andrew mentions going "up hill", he is referring more in
> terms of the hills of Colorado, meaning more like mountains. Going
> uphill means miles of straight 5-10% uphill grade, the stuff that
> separates out cars. It has been a while since I cruised I-70 heading up
> the Rockies but I remember many cars could not even reach the speed
> limit of 70 mph going up.
>
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