Someone here on the list (don't remember who) once claimed it was a compromise deal with the auto union over there to keep the Hanover (?) plant open for a while longer while they transitioned away from the air-cooled boxers. I don't know for sure myself, I just remember seeing it posted. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 8:44 AM Subject: Re: Worst vanagon change
> On Aug 1, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Allan Streib wrote: > >> "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> said: >> >>> On Aug 1, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Kim Brennan wrote: >>> >>>> What's the worst changes VW made in the Vanagon over the various >>>> model >>>> years? >>> >>> Some volks would argue going from air cooled to water cooled in >>> 83.5! Not moi. >> >> I guess I'd question why they created the Waterboxer when they already >> had perfectly usable, reliable, proven I4 water cooled engines. > > To much of a paradigm shift for the boxer aficionados? > > Mr. BZ > >> >> Allan >> -- >> 1991 Vanagon GL > > Tom Buese > tombuese@comcast.net |
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