Date:         Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:05:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: curious ebay vanagon
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@gmail.com>
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I think that's just a generic blurb they wrote to use as ad copy, not a
specific description of that van.

You're right though, questions would need to be asked if you were
considering its purchase.

I kind of like their electric "Smart Car" though.....

On 10/14/07, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I notice the following '90 Vanagon on ebay.
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/yo3u6h>
>
> It's a Graz-built non-GL very similar to mine--- only it's been converted
> to
> a 1.9 turbo diesel. What caught my interest was the following from the
> auction:
>
> "We replace the 4th gear in the transmission so it will be compatible with
> the new diesel engine."
>
> Now, the manual transmission has what, a .77 or so 4th gear? And for
> diesels
> you want to go a bit taller, right?
> Looking at the pics, this Vanagon doesn't HAVE a manual, it has an
> automatic. I GUARANTEE they didn't change the gearing in that 090
> transmission, so doesn't that leave them with a 1.00 third gear at the
> top?
> It's effectively MORE than 1.00 too, given the inherent slippage of a
> non-locking torque converter. I know little about the diesels, but isn't a
> 1.00-1.05 top gear going to limit you to like 60-65mph?
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>



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