Date:         Thu, 10 Jun 1999 23:03:00 -0400
Reply-To:     thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Mullendore <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine Swap - what about TDI?

Quite the contrary with a TDI : the acceleration in a big box like the
Vanagon will be FAR better than the WBX. The tired old finding fuel excuse
doesn't cut it any more, diesel is in 80% of the stations I have been to. As
a friend with a new Jetta TDI said " why worry about finding fuel, I can go
800 miles on a tankful, at some point in the last 100 miles I'm sure to find
fuel!". Besides, what do you think trucks run on? Truckstops are everywhere.
And if you are one of those that runs the tank down to the last drop, well
carry a bottle of cooking oil, or better yet, a gerry can of fuel. Just my 3
cents........

Karl


> > Aside from limited fuel availability and cold
> > weather issues in some areas,
> > what are the drawbacks?
>
>           The are two drawbacks that I can see since I have driven a
> deisel before, a Peugeut, and wouldn't really want another deisel.
> There are two reasons for my oppinion.  First is that deisiels have
> absolutely NO acceleration.  Vanagons are slow enough as it is.  To
> make their pickup even slowler would be unbearable to me.  But, if you
> say the new diesels are better, my peugeut was an '85 Turbo, then a
> deisiel might be an option.  My other dislike for diesiels is the
> availibility of fuel!  If it is only a vacation car, then it is not a
> major problem.  But if it is a daily driver, you will quickly realize
> that there a very few stations that sell diesiel.  The habbit of buying
> fuel whenever you see a station that sells deisiel, will be acquired.
>       . . . But that just my 2cents.
>
> Adam
> '74 Midget
> '?? Vanagon (someday soon)
>
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