but why did audi pull the 5cyl TD out of the US market
>in =
'83 if it
was such a good car??
>
>no flames, im just not a diesel
fan.
>
>chris
Mainly because the =
interest in
diesel engines in the US had dropped off drastically...this same 5 cyl =
diesel is
still in use today in Germany and is known to be a very durable =
motor. The
problem is, just like with Vanagons, they need to be properly
maintained!!!! Something people here =
aren't well
know for. When diesels were becoming popular here, most people =
bought them
because it used less fuel (and gasoline prices were skyrocketing) but =
were
misled into thinking that there was no maintenance needed because =
someone may
have told them that diesels don't need tune-ups.
Just my =
opinion....
Karl Batzler
84 Vanagon
87 Audi 5000
S