Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:58:43 -0500
Reply-To: carboncow <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
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From: carboncow <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
Subject: Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
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Seems to after reading these threads that us Vanagon owners with crazy and
costly conversions will rationalize anything! Do what you want to do because
it cool...if the numbers were the only true reason we would be driving
something else.
I still think those who pay $10K plus for engine conversion are some of the
craziest people around! I can repower my boat or corvette for 1/2 that.
Where do these shops get off asking so much? Is it the fault of the
consumers willing to pay it?
Shawn
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Malcolm Stebbins
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
--- Pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> wrote:
> In summary you'll save $370 per year in fuel costs for 10000 miles per
year.
> How many years to break even on the installation is left as an
> excercise for the reader. Seems to be over ten years
I plan on doing some 'outback' driving, so for me, it may also be that the
600 kms per diesel tank verses the 400 km per gas tank will actually make a
difference. I know I could take along extra gas cans, but I'd do that
anyway.
Also let's factor in the 'average' family that gets 2 or 3 weeks vacation
per year and factor in the probability of an 'older' engine breaking down
and 'robbing' the vacation days, versus the probability of the 'new' engine
breaking down. Also factor in the time it takes to find a vanagon mechanic,
versus a Ford or Subaru mechanic, while those vacation days are ticking
away.
Put that into your "numbers".
> Numbers rule!
IMHO it is more appropriate to use 'Utility Theory" and not numeric
'estimated values' in making these personal/family decisions. 'Peace of
mind' may be 'worth' the $14,000 (or $10,000, or
$5,000) engine conversion, where-as your numbers make it 'appear' otherwise.
If we put 'ego' into the equation, all the numbers in the world will NOT
explain that decision!.
IMHO numbers DON'T rule. Numbers often confuse. Emotion rules! M
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