I read their comments on the bus. Sounded spot on to me. Yah, it had its good points too (especially compared to the other vans of its era), but it's handling in crosswinds was never very good. Our 68(?) had 1500 engine. A pretty poor engine in VW's history, IMHO. The 1200 or 1300 was better as was the 1600. Our 1500 died. My brother rebuilt it, drove to Denver (from DC). Tore the motor apart again when he got there, found the valves burning (again). Replaced it with a 1600. Last I heard that vehicle was still going after 30 years. Not fast, but going, and still with the 1600. On Feb 23, 2005, at 3:26 PM, Bill H. wrote: > The other got me upset. It was a site called Car Talk and they had a > list of > the "Worst cars of the Millennium" and the Micro Bus came in at number > 10! A > nasty letter to them is in the works. They even had the nerve to show a > picture of a really cute blue Deluxe with it. |
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