Date:         Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:31:31 -0500
Reply-To:     neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
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From:         neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: I'll bite on the diesel conversion thread..
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--- Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET> wrote:

>   I'd take a test drive in a Normal aspirated diesel
> van before I intentionally went that route..
> but, if you aren't in a hurry and don't mind a few
> One finger greetings as people speed past...we got
> dozens in the canadain van in just 2 hours...about
> 60 miles..Hee hee.

One of the first vans I test drove was a diesel. I
don't know if it had the turbo, ( i knew little if
nothing of all-things-vanagon at that point) but
likely did as it seemed to have some "poop" to it.
Even though it was a Westy, the guy wanted way too
much for it. Like 15 K Cnd IIRC. So on my way to an
AC.

As for fingers, my first road trip was down inland
through WA then out and down Oregon coast. Lack of
power was a little scary on some onramps (and TOTALLY
scary with wave-whitecapping-wind at bridge from
Astoria to WA. F**k!)  but no fingers that I saw
whilst cruising with my AC 67 HP mill. I'm sure it'll
happen someday though..... ;)



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