Maybe you haven't actually driven a van with a 1.8T (1.8 TURBO, ya know what it IS, right? 180 hp stock). Double the HP and torque of the waterboxer. Gotta drive before you make such a statement as your last. I've driven Donner pass in a snowstorm, passing people in SUV's, laughing at them! Karl TDI Syncro Westy :-) Jeff Clayman wrote: > I have a Stuart Mk I I want to pull with it. 1.8 can't pull squat at 70 > mph down the highway and over passes. Maybe if you're okay going 35 mph > up Donner pass in the breakdown lane. With flashers on. With everybody > laughing at you. |
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