On 8/26/05, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote:
 
> <SNIP> In the US, no turbo diesel vanagons were imported, all of
> them are "upgrades." <SNIP>

  Jim,
 Your statement is technically correct. However, I would like to just add a 
little something to further clarify the facts.
 No turbodiesel "Vanagons" were "officially" imported by VW. However, there 
are a number of factory stock turbodiesel T3's (technically Vanagons as they 
were called in other markets) which were privately imported by individuals. 
 I have a 1989 T3 Syncro 16 which had a 1.6td. It has now been upgraded to a 
1.9td.
 Cheers,
 -- 
BenT