Why not convert your "Thing" to a diesel? I really wanted to do that with my old '73 Thing, back about twenty years ago. I've owned all of your stated choices, and I think you'd be happier with the MB over the long haul. On Jan 19, 2008 4:48 AM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > I don't have anything diesel anymore and I want something to put a wvo kit > in like I had in my dearly departed Jetta diesel. I'm tempted to buy an '82 > Vangagon GL diesel that my mechanic has for sale. It doesn't have a rear > heater, doesn't have the duct that directs the front heat to the back, and > it's not a 5-speed... All things I would like. It not a turbo and I know it > will be slow. He wants $3,000 for it. > > Another choice is an '82 MB 300D from the same mchanic. It's got around > 200K on it and he wants $2,000 for it. > > I'm also thinking of a '92 Jetta turbodiesel that is on eBay right now, > but with very little info posted. I've e-mailed the seller, who's supposed > to call me, but I haven't heard back yet. > > To complicate things, another guy wants me to trade my '73 Thing for > either a MB or Dasher diesel that he's got. > > One of the reasons I was thinking of the diesel Vanagon was that I thought > it might be easier for me to put in the wvo kit myself- shorter distance > from extra tank to engine, shorter hose lengths, etc. But as much as I like > driving my '87 Vanagon and '85 Westfalia, I do miss driving a car. > > Any suggestions? > Ed in CT > _________________________________________________________________ > Climb to the top of the charts!Play the word scramble challenge with star > power. > http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan |
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