Luxury Coach Lifestyles - View Single Post - Driving in High Wind, How Have Your Newell's Reacted?

prairieschooner · 01-10-2012, 03:17 PM

We were driving through those winds in those areas a couple of weeks ago here in Southern California on our way out to the Colorado River (Earp, CA). I simply slowed down and I agree with Tuga that 45 MPH makes things much easier and I may have even been slower a couple of times. If we can avoid the Santa Ana winds we will but sometimes things happen.
I am much more comfortable driving 59 MPH as a top speed, we get great MPG at that speed and whatever we are towing behaves much better but we were used to Sailboats and not Powerboats.

01-10-2012, 03:17 PM	#4
prairieschooner Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Idyllwild, CA Posts: 1,340	We were driving through those winds in those areas a couple of weeks ago here in Southern California on our way out to the Colorado River (Earp, CA). I simply slowed down and I agree with Tuga that 45 MPH makes things much easier and I may have even been slower a couple of times. If we can avoid the Santa Ana winds we will but sometimes things happen. I am much more comfortable driving 59 MPH as a top speed, we get great MPG at that speed and whatever we are towing behaves much better but we were used to Sailboats and not Powerboats. __________________ have Coach will Travel Steve & Tricia 1982 Newell 38' (built before #1) 6V92 DD, 5 Speed Allison, 12.5 KW Kohler, Couch used to make into a Bed but I fixed it! https://newellshowcase.com/thumbnails.php?album=214 2007 Yukon, 1981 CJ7 Laredo, 2002 Honda CRV, 1955 Thunderbird, 1952 Pontiac Sedan Delivery, 1952 Ford 8N, 1958 Airstream, 1959 Glasspar 16' Avalon, Cabin in the Woods........what will I work on next [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]