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Date:         Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:52:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: WBX motor rather than ....
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2008080223411525@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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bye bye

On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:

> Driving a Vanagon Subi powered is not all about power, it's mostly about > reliability, and believe me, they are. > > If you think that German engineering is superior to Japanese you just don't > know and understand engines. > > My helper now as a 2007 Rabbit, 2.5L 5 cyl Audi engine, this thing as only > 20k miles, it's leaking oil at 6 different places, it as poblem starting, > 5th gear is hard to get in, rust is starting on the roof.... This guy is > crazy about VW, his doing a 1.8T swap right now on a old Golf, but even him > agree on some very poor engineering from VW. > > I won't tell you the story of my sister and her 93 Golf. My close cousin is > also a VW freak, he as a few car including a modified old Golf with a 2.0L > 16V engine... ask him about VW... he drive a Mazda each day to go to work. > > I have seen stuff like that (PRO VW, purist...) here over 8 years! Even at > one time i even tought i could save those, now, i have seen the other side > and i wonder why i did try.... > > Nothing change here, i was just passing... > > No need to reply to that e-mail, i had enough of VW purist... i can't stand > you guys anymore. > > Ben > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:18:38 -0700, Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET> wrote: > > > > PS...You Soobie guys...they at Porsche get about 475 rwhp from a normally > >aspirated engine suitable to go to Le Mans and run flat out for 24hrs..Try > >that with a turboless svx. >

-- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar The People's Republic of Cascadia


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