Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Good point, the grass is always greener! I have a feeling we can count > the conversions on one hand, and those with more than 50,000 miles on > them are probably nonexistent. I put just under 100,000 miles in five years with my 84 seater with a 1.8 GTI. > > > It might be cheaper than converting, and certainly easier, to have a > spare stock engine in the garage waiting to drop in if the one in use > fails. Little hassle, one or two days and you are back on the road. > Conversions sound appealing, but I too would like to hear from someone > who has put more than a few thousand miles on one. The first signs of grief and that 2.1 in my 91 dog is gone! I have a 16 V GTI in my 85, gets 20 mpg, and runs great. Low end is equal to my 8V, top end is incredible, 60 to 80 mph in a blink. Unless a 16 V is had cheap, (mine was free) I would recommend the 5 cyl but have no experience on that. Rob |
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