Date:         Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:43:40 +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: fryeday: anyone said they wanted a westy with toyota
              reliability?
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>Cool.
>
>I didn't know of the Nissan conversion.

Best part of the car. The Cefiro (=Maxima) was a heap of junk, a real
cardigan car. Rustprone too, even without salted roads.

>
>V6 ! Whoo hoo!
>
>Neil.

You don't want a RWD van with anything as heavy as a 1990 GM 3.8 V6
in it, take it from me, unless you don't mind running into a wall of
understeer if you try to push it in the twisties. A Syncro may be
able to overcome this with its FWD, but I doubt it.

Try the new Toyota 3.5 V6... most powerful by far in the class. But
the EG33 still fits better tna any other six, and still packs a punch.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
‚ Opinions stated are mine, not of the University of Otago
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