I think you could justify the "Diesel Following" if you knew how many are
still on the road, or at least how many were built and shipped to the US.
The numbers have to be small .......... I'd think?
I must admit I've only seen one still running in Texas but I'm sure there
are others.

Stan Wilder

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Subject: Re: who bought that ebay 83 diesel passenger van for $3400?

In a message dated 4/1/04 1:34:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net writes:

> There isn't a Diesel following.
> You're trying to convince us that there is a diesel following.
> One Diesel sells in six months and you think there is a following

ive met a bunch of folks over the years who were diesel freaks..  whether it
be the new TDI's, or the older turbo diesels of the 80's, i know quite a few
people who are into diesels..  i know a local guy who has his yard filled
with
A1/A2 golf/jetta diesels, turbo diesels, and a 81 diesel vanagon.. all he
drives are vw diesels..he is a total diesel freak.. and he just recently
acquired
a '98 new beetle tdi..    so anyway i think there is a big diesel following
out there, they just appeal to a certain type of people.. and the fact that
they
can be made to run on grease and lard makes them even more appealing to
some.. :<)      im guessing more new TDI's will be sold this summer as gas
prices
keep hiking up...ive seen alot more new vw TDI's on the road lately....

"i'll run free cooking waste oil in my vw's before i pay $2.50 a gallon for
unleaded gasoline" he told me..

to each his own..
chris