One thing to keep in mind about a trip through Mexico (and I would assume it would apply to South America as well) is fuel availability. That's why I vote for diesel - - gas availability may be iffy in some of the smaller towns, but you can almost always find diesel! Take your own fuel additive and extra filters, of course. Gary
> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:57:14 -0800 > From: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> > Subject: Re: Air vs. Water > > On Jan 23, 2009, at 11:33 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > >> FWIW...............since we're all chiming in here......I can not >> quite agree with the diesel recommendation. > > Uhhh Scott.... Where was the last NA (non-DI) VW diesel manufactured? > Puebla, Mexico. I understood the original question to be asking about > VW supportability south of the US border. I would think that driving a > vehicle powered by an engine produced in the country one was traveling > in might be a reasonably intelligent choice. > > Jim > |
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