VANAGON archives -- September 2000, week 1 (#593)

Date:         Wed, 6 Sep 2000 00:13:29 -0700
Reply-To:     mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:         mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What
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Well, as to the cost of designing an engine.  The BMW V-8 cost, according to
the figures the company put out at the time $500,000,000 to design and set
up.  And they figured that was cheap, they were really proud of holding down
the costs.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Heath Vogt" <RallyXer@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>

> You also have to consider the fact that VW sells alot more of any given
> engine vs. BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche.  How many engines does it take to
have
> a return on investment?  If you invest 6.5 million on an engine, and only
>

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