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 

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