It seems that if a person is going to = spend $4K to $5K on the Subie conversion and end up with a 100K mile motor , that the = Tiico conversion would be a lot better choice.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 = 9:37 AM
Subject: what the vw waterboxer = offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping

In a = message dated 5/30/01 9:50:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ChrisS@INFORMS.COM writes:


Why on earth would I want to put a Subaru engine in my = Vanagon?  I can have
everything it offers, and so much more, by = using VW parts.

It's a rhetorical question.  No = need to answer.  


why?  hmmm =   reliability?     what does the leaky vw wasserpisser offer?   
headaches and a empty wallet...and so much more = (headaches)  :<)   
it is rhetorical.. the subaru engine is = a smarter choice..   if you can do
the conversion, its = well worth it.    no need to answer :<)
chris