>thanx for your opinion but like others before you, your position is ripe
>with lots of technical ignorance. The 2.1L WBX has enjoyed as much as much
>as 1 million kilometers of VW testing and with required proper maintenance
>has proven it's unique design.

I think the sheer number of leaking WBXs is strong indication that
there is a serious problem with the design (likewise the propensity
of the 2.1s to throw rods).

No other 80s engine that I know of needs constant painstaking care re
coolant. Modern vehicles are supposed to be largely maintenance-free;
this places the WBX in the "old-tech" basket.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut