Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 17:15:59 -0500
Reply-To: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Joe Romas <jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
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Leon,
I too like diesels however I've never owned a diesel vanagon but I've owned
2 TDI's and they are great. Only somebody that's never driven a tdi and
hates diesels would tell you not to. Go for it!
Joe
84 gl
99.5 jetta tdi
90 jetta gas
past 96 passat tdi wagon
too many other vw's past to mention.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leon Korkin" <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
> The vehicles of the size and weight of Vanagon, especialy Westy are
powered
> with V6 200hp now days.
> The 2.1l wasserboxer is lacking power for safe freeway driving, the diesel
is
> just a joke, don't waist your money.
> Leon
> 85 Subwagen Westy
>
> Michael Townsend wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a 90 Carat, and I am quite happy with it -- although it is a
little
> > loud at 65 mph or above. However, it is not a camper or a weekender, so
we
> > have to take a tent along for the kids. Now, in a moment of great
> > weakness, I might be tempted to buy a 1.6 Diesel Westy to have a camper
and
> > because I like Diesels. (Well, I like TDI's anyway). If I do buy a
1.6
> > NA Diesel Westy, just how much slower and noisier than my Carat would it
> > be? I've heard the jokes about runners passing them on hills, but is it
> > really that bad?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael Townsend
> > " . . . Is one Vanagon in the family enough?"
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Frederick M. Wasserstein <vwvan@CORNHUSKER.NET>
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
> > > Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 4:03 PM
> > >
> > > Where are you located, we plan a trip to the Grand Canyon this fall
with
> > my
> > > diesel westy, I am quite concerned about taking it over the mountain
> > passes.
> > > What route do you think might work? Has any of the list members with
1.6
> > > diesels ever try to go over high mountain passes? I am glad your
> > conversion
> > > is running well, I got my first chance to see a converted van this
> > weekend
> > > and the difference in noise(Lack there of) and power( more than I
thought
> > > possible for a Vanagon) was quite amazing. If I could find a fixer up
> > > Vanagon somewhere here in Nebraska I would really consider the 2.2
Subaru
> > > engine!
> > > Fred
> > > 1982 Vanagon Westy Diesel "Sammy"
> > > 1984 GMC Suburban Diesel 4 X 4 " The Beast"
>
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