Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:36:06 -0500
Reply-To: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: who bought that ebay 83 diesel passenger van for $3400?
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Well, Lets do a comparison. How many have gas motors, and how many
have diesels...... and for that matter how many have converted there
diesel to gas? Sorry your way out numbered. That's all my point is.
Here in the Burgh, out of the dozen or so Vanagons not one is a diesel.
Eric 86-VW4x4
vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro
Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
92-Jetta GWC
www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
On Thu, 1 Apr 2004, mark drillock wrote:
> In the last couple of years I have sold 4 diesel Vanagons. 3 were to
> folks planning to run them on biodiesel or used cooking oil. Every time
> I have listed one for sale I have been inundated with inquiries. In some
> cases bidding wars broke out with people offering more than I was asking
> if I would just renege on a deal and sell to them instead. I would never
> do such a thing but it shows that there is a real demand for diesel
> Vanagons. As rare as most people think they are, my family still has 6,
> a friend has one, a neighbor has another. 2 of my family owned ones have
> 1.9TD motors and those FLY!
>
> There is a list just for diesel Vanagons on Yahoo.
>
> Mark
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
> >
> > I think you could justify the "Diesel Following" if you knew how many are
> > still on the road, or at least how many were built and shipped to the US.
> > The numbers have to be small .......... I'd think?
> > I must admit I've only seen one still running in Texas but I'm sure there
> > are others.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> > Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
> > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:54 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: who bought that ebay 83 diesel passenger van for $3400?
> >
> > In a message dated 4/1/04 1:34:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net writes:
> >
> > > There isn't a Diesel following.
> > > You're trying to convince us that there is a diesel following.
> > > One Diesel sells in six months and you think there is a following
> >
> > ive met a bunch of folks over the years who were diesel freaks.. whether it
> > be the new TDI's, or the older turbo diesels of the 80's, i know quite a few
> > people who are into diesels.. i know a local guy who has his yard filled
> > with
> > A1/A2 golf/jetta diesels, turbo diesels, and a 81 diesel vanagon.. all he
> > drives are vw diesels..he is a total diesel freak.. and he just recently
> > acquired
> > a '98 new beetle tdi.. so anyway i think there is a big diesel following
> > out there, they just appeal to a certain type of people.. and the fact that
> > they
> > can be made to run on grease and lard makes them even more appealing to
> > some.. :<) im guessing more new TDI's will be sold this summer as gas
> > prices
> > keep hiking up...ive seen alot more new vw TDI's on the road lately....
> >
> > "i'll run free cooking waste oil in my vw's before i pay $2.50 a gallon for
> > unleaded gasoline" he told me..
> >
> > to each his own..
> > chris
>
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