Date:         Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:34:07 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: TDI into vanagon.. subie into Vanagon... how about TDI into
              subie?
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>Folks, my wife has been driving my sister's subaru for
>the past few days and is liking the small-car and
>modern safety aspect of the vehicle.  But the milage
>at 22mpg SUCKS!
>
>Since we can put a TDI into a vanagon, and a Subaru
>into a vanagon... can we put a TDI into a subaru?  Or
>is there a diesel that WILL go into a subaru (Subaru
>legecy outback sort of rig. Not the rainbowphile
>Forester though).

If it'll fit under the Legacy lid, it'll work. Heck, it could always
stick up through the lid...

Why bother?

I wonder how reliable the Subaru diesel will be? Will it be a
headcracker like all other turbodiesels? Hey, are two cracked heads
better than one?

I wonder if the designation will be ED?
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut