1) Honda and Toyota engines turn the wrong way.

2) The boxer thing has a lot of appeal.

3) Yugos could be the ticket -- a cheap, genuine throw-away engine (maybe cheaper than oil changes!).

I'm trying to stick to a position of informed neutrality (my ancestors are Swiss).  Roland has less tha 60K miles on a strong running 1.9l with no leaks so hopefully I won't have to choose side for quite a while.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy -- 'Roland the Road Buffalo'

In a message dated Thu, 31 May 2001  1:07:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Karl Ploessl <ploessl@SUNMAC.SPECT.UPENN.EDU> writes:

<< ok I jump in.

What is the lure of  a Subaru engine? Why not a Honda, Toyota (where the
engines are supposed to be even longer lasting) or a  Yugo :-) engine (my
understanding is that Kennedy can provide all kind of adapters)? Is it the
boxer concept or what?

        Karl (who loves his aircooled 2 L, underpowered(?), prone to
overheat on head#3 boxer engine)

Karl
'81 Westy "Jenny"
Wilmington, DE
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