"Cracked up to be" as in cracked header pipes? .But if I could sell my Westfalia for 22 grand I would sell it too! It's not about the engine. I have driven on a 1995 Golf engine for the last 4 years. If it had anymore power I'd miss those dirt roads I love to find.  

Reliability? The inline four is a proven engine, I've said before, and it surpasses the WBX in many ways. I know because I work  on and drive both.  
Most Tiico problems deal with the parts -some aren't up to par. The engine is sold by Tiico, not made by them. SO there are some failings, for example the solid-mount non-bellows headers.  
This resolved by using the bellows down pipes from a 93-later Golf-Jetta.  

So  some of the external components are weak. And it's a lot of money to spend on less than perfect. I would want to trim off these parts if I was buying a kit from Tiico at a reduced cost. I  would replace several of the parts with better US Golf- Jetta parts.  

I've coined a new word with my 2 cents-"critiicocism".  

RobertK

1982 Westfalia
1991 Syncro Vanagon
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 vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
 Tiico conversions for sale

Has to make you wonder if the Tiico conversion is all its cracked up to be ?????
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