Date:         Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:43:47 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Subaru engines in the long run
Comments: To: JordanVw <JordanVw@aol.com>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 00:04 3/26/98 EST, JordanVw wrote:
>In a message dated 98-03-24 23:46:42 EST, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes:
>
><< So far I am happy with the Audi Fox / >>
>
>hmmmm....  how many Audi Foxes do you see on the road, everyday???    ( i
>wonder if that attests to the car's reliability...)
>
>chris

The Fox died of rust.  The engine has 251605km on it (anyone want a Fox
speedometer?) and the compression is 145lb on each cylinder and I drove it
around the yard before dismateling it.  The only thing I did to the
enginewas replace the seals and gaskets before installing it in my Double
Cab.  I have had a Rabbit Pickup with over 500,000km on the engine.  The PO
changed the rings and crank/pison bearings but that was it.  It ran great
even at -35C!  The inline four VW/Audi engine has been around since about
1973 (VW Polo and Dasher and Audi Polo and Fox) and it is still sold today.
 Reliable engine... I think so!

The point that I was trying to make is not how many Audi Foxes (my count is
two this week) but how many 4 cylinder VWs there is out there and how
inexpensive those 4 cylinder engines are.  I think there is just a *FEW*
more 4 cylinder 1600 based VW engine out there than all the Vanagons and
Subarus put together.


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