I could harly keep it under nintey.I was pleasant ly pleased , great air, sounds and gas milage.Thinking about trading Lois's Extera for one.Very nice ride. --- Katrina Martin <k.d.martin@xxxxxxx> wrote: > My legs are crosssed! Hope he gets better soon. > Great trip report. How was the Suzuki SUV? Did it > drive well? Was it > like riding in a truck? Or was it like > riding in a car? > > Katrina > > On Jun 18, 2008, at 5:36 PM, singlecabboy wrote: > > > Joe was supose to go but has been real sick , he's > got > > a vacation to Fl. this Fri. that looks like he's > going > > to have to miss. Blood work didn't show anything > wrong > > . We'll keep our legs crossed. > > --- Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > >> Great trip report Paul, Thanks! > >> Sounds like a blast! > >> Did Joe go? > >> > >> On Jun 18, 2008, at 3:32 PM, singlecabboy wrote: > >> > >>> from a whirl wind tour of the mid -west(no pun > >>> intended).Left DFW on Friday the 13th.But not by > >> plane > >>> , got bumpoed on all the flights to Omaha so I > >> decided > >>> to rent a car .Went to Hertz first(mistake)I > >> signed in > >>> and went to get my car , it wasn't there.I asked > >> three > >>> attendents if I was looking in the correct stall > , > >>> they said yes , I cancelled ands got a Suzuki > suv > >> and > >>> headed up 35 North.(4:00 pm) I hit Holton Kansas > >> at > >>> 4:00 am, I still had 165 + miles to go till > Omaha, > >>> woke at 6:00 AM AND headed to the airport to > turn > >> in > >>> the rental car. A freind from Iowa picked me up > >> and we > >>> headed to the Omaha Show . Nice cars and people > at > >> the > >>> show.The next couple of daze we toured local > >>> collectors collections , Truley some > unbeiliveable > >>> cars in people privite collections .Very low > >> milage > >>> stuff .Even saw the original pick for the > current > >> VW > >>> tv ad. If anyone wants to know the story on why > it > >>> wasn't in the ad pm me. Spent all day Wendsday > at > >> The > >>> Ridge.which is a 5,000 acre motor sports type > park > >> , > >>> with cabins and trails and hills and is way > >> cool.300 + > >>> buggys and 50 or so bikes are owned by the folks > >> that > >>> live there. Then on Tuesday I got on the plane > and > >>> came home .Didn't see but one airkooled bug on > the > >>> road , but saw some really nice stuff .I visited > >> with > >>> Robb Laffon from Omaha , He's on the list I > think > >>> .Texas ,Ok.,Ks.,Ia.Ne,and Sd. in just a couple > of > >> daze > >>> was really fun ,but glad to be back in TCB land > , > >> hope > >>> to see some of ya'll soon. > >>> > >>> Paul Smith > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> H.B.B > >>> T.C.B > >>> Transporters at the Point 5 > >>> > >>> > >> > >> Dan Martin > >> 1971 VW Bus > >> H.B.B. > >> T.C.B. > >> > >> http://web.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin > >> > http://ical.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/Volks32Shows > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Paul Smith > > www.23window.com/thezone > > > > T.C.B. > > H.B.B. > > > > > Paul Smith www.23window.com/thezone T.C.B. H.B.B.