

| Subject: | Re: VW FOX - Been driving one since Feb. but have not seen one other than mine. Why? |
| From: | Tom Buese |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:55:44 -0600 |
Just saw a clean looking Fox truck(or maybe it's a rabbit truck?), not sure if diesel or not, the other day for sale near moi-$300- I will check it out if anyone is interested. Tom B.-then again maybe I need another junker in the backyard? On Jul 26, 2007, at 2:48 PM, neil N wrote: > I guess it partly depends on where you live. > > i.e. rust, population. Could be a diff between the U.S. and Canada in > terms of which country saw more of them sent over by Audi. > > I've seen them up here in Vancouver B.C. Regardless, I just don't > think they made a lot of them. > > On a seperate note, I have seen Fox's for sale (parts) up here. Some > with low km's on them. I had read that the exhaust manifold was > preferable for I4 engine conversion as it "pointed" the right way for > gas I4 engine conversion purposes. > > If so..... > > Are the engines in the fox useable/desireable as donors for Vanagon I4 > engine conversion? > > Which engine and FI system was used on these? > > Neil. > > On 7/26/07, roger sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: >> The Fox was made from 1987 to 1993. Mine is a 93. Lots of 93 cars >> still on the road. Especially Hondas and Nissans,ect. Why havent I >> seen another car like mine( any color or year) ? This is lonlier >> than owning a Vanagon. I do see Vanagons once in a while. not one >> Fox. Good car. >> I once saw a Fox for sale near by. A curb stoner of some >> kind.Said he could not get the engine to turn over .Apparently he >> had bought it at charity auction and didnt know the cars >> history,ect. Lights , exc would come on, but no cranking. Timing >> belt intact. About 50K miles , and looked it. Maybe less >> miles.dont remember.Not more than 50k. On ebay for $200. Dont need >> another VW. so I passed it up. Owning a Fox, I could have told him >> that the shoulder seat belt needed to be clicked to start the >> car. One of the pictures in the sale showed that the lap belt had >> been buckled. Most( including myself ) would have thought that >> this was enough to get ignition. >> >> Do you suppose that most VW Foxes went to the junkyard >> prematurely? I mean people ,ect didnt know to buckle the shoulder >> belt? Just wondering why I never see another Fox.Rust? >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. >> > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
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