Being Friday.. I have never even ridden in a stock engine vanagon...I've said that often here. Maybe I should, but I only see these in passing... I never even test drove one after doing my research..No interest in a motor with lots of bad press like the WBX has.... On Feb 13, 2015 2:45 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > I've had some difficult situations trying to get onto busy 65 mph two lane > highways at graded crossings. Zero to 60 time is about 30 seconds, and > sometimes I wait for 5 or 10 minutes before I can get a big enough gap in > traffic to pull into, and then I use my hazard flashers. If the road is > uphill, I won't ever make it to 60. > > That's what I mean by dangerous. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:12 PM > To: 'Stuart MacMillan'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: RE: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines? > > Yea its Friday. > I think saying these horsepower ranges are dangerous is a bit up to the > person driving. Yes the 48HP Diesel in a vanagon is slow and to me can be > frustrating especially on highways that have 70-75 mph traffic. For WB > Vanagons there are many truck and bus type vehicles that have power to > weight ratios that are much lower. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Stuart MacMillan > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:39 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines? > > According to Bentley, power on a good day: > > Diesel: 48hp, 97 ft-lbs > Air cooled: 67hp, 101 ft-lbs > 1.9 WBX: 82hp, 105 ft-lbs > 2.1 WBX: 90hp, 117 ft-lbs > > All are dangerously underpowered for modern driving situations, but the > diesel is in a class by itself. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > > Neil and others thinking of a normal diesel vanagon....I would certainly > suggest a test drive before you consider getting one to drive daily. In my > opinion, based on the one and only ride I've had...in a very well-maintaned > one a Canadian friend used to own, they aren't powerful enough to take on > public roads without real danger to you and all the other traffic, > especially on two lanes, where the others can't just go past > > On divided highways you're going to be passed by Big Rigs with their > hazard lights going... > > The diesel engine is durable, but it is very very slow in a vanagon...I > was appalled, and scared riding in one. > |
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