david m wrote:

> >If you have such fears and they bother you so much, why not just buy a
> >chevy or ford conversion van with a reliable V8?
> >
>
> I suspect that is not the point.
> tim (I am not a doktor, nor do I play one on the internet) o'brien

when I did read this reply  from david  m, I thought it was only for  me ...
but I can see now that I am not the only one thinking as I do...and the
reasons for which I had vws for the past 30 years...the way your answered
seemed as if you were doing it for myself ??? thanks ...

pierre a. lachance