At 1/23/2009 01:03 PM, neil N wrote: >On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Tieitup <tieitup@gmail.com> wrote: > > > You all sent me a few links for research in South Americas and I noticed > > almost everyone who travels continents is air cooled. >..... > > > So air or water? i'm leaning towards the air and busses you really can't > > find the westy too much, popping always like I do. > > >Air cooled platform or WBX for traveling to the South Americas? > >Obviously it's not just engine stuff that can fail. But, in this day >and age, and all things being equal, my guess is that if you're >somewhere in say Brazil, and your WBX Vanagon required parts, it >*might* just mean more time for parts to arrive. Finding an air cooled >engine part or Bay bus part locally might be quicker. > >Also consider what the local mechanics generally know better. A Bay, >or a Vanagon? They have water cooled Bays in the rest of the world, are they running I-4's?
Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA |
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