Date:         Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:51:03 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: wbx 6, should I?
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
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That it is a six cylinder!

At 17:36 28/02/1999 -0500, The Bus Depot wrote:
>> No catalyst, what means $700 road tax per year. Arrgghh.
>
>
>Hmmm.  A cat is only $99.  Even an exhaust that can accept it (assuming
>stock '88 US=spec exhaust) is $469 complete (my price), asuming stock 2.1L
>parts. And if not stock, for $600 couldn't you have the exhaust modified to
>accept the $99 cat?  The cat is US made, but the exhaust system is Danish,
>which certainly would cost even less in Germany than in the U.S. (and if
>not, you could always mail order it from the U.S.). Even including shipping,
>it seems like for less than 2 years road tax you could fit a catalyst
>exhaust to it for once and for all, and avoid the $700/year tax.  I can't
>see paying $700/year rather than just modifying it to accept a cat.  What am
>I missing?
>
>- Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot
> http://www.busdepot.com
>
>

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