In a message dated 10/17/01 5:19:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bjohns2k@BELLSOUTH.NET writes: << Ben, are you telling me that I can only expect 70 mph out of a 1.6 TD? It seems hardly worth the switch from the 1.6 L NA. >> Bill, I'd be nervous to go any faster than that. However, take into consideration that this is a 16" Syncro with the lowest gear ratios available and with 205/75/16 very knobby tires. Why go to a 1.6td when you can go to a 1.9td, 1.9tdd, or 1.9tdi? My buddy's 2wd Doka with a 1.9td can go 85mph and still have room to zoom. Of course he has an air-cooled tranny in there too. Ben T |
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