>thanx for your opinion but like others before you, your position is ripe >with lots of technical ignorance. The 2.1L WBX has enjoyed as much as much >as 1 million kilometers of VW testing and with required proper maintenance >has proven it's unique design. I think the sheer number of leaking WBXs is strong indication that there is a serious problem with the design (likewise the propensity of the 2.1s to throw rods). No other 80s engine that I know of needs constant painstaking care re coolant. Modern vehicles are supposed to be largely maintenance-free; this places the WBX in the "old-tech" basket. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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