Why not convert your "Thing" to a diesel?  I really wanted to do that with
my old '73 Thing, back about twenty years ago.

I've owned all of your stated choices, and I think you'd be happier with the
MB over the long haul.

On Jan 19, 2008 4:48 AM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I don't have anything diesel anymore and I want something to put a wvo kit
> in like I had in my dearly departed Jetta diesel. I'm tempted to buy an '82
> Vangagon GL diesel that my mechanic has for sale. It doesn't have a rear
> heater, doesn't have the duct that directs the front heat to the back, and
> it's not a 5-speed... All things I would like. It not a turbo and I know it
> will be slow. He wants $3,000 for it.
>
> Another choice is an '82 MB 300D from the same mchanic. It's got around
> 200K on it and he wants $2,000 for it.
>
> I'm also thinking of a '92 Jetta turbodiesel that is on eBay right now,
> but with very little info posted. I've e-mailed the seller, who's supposed
> to call me, but I haven't heard back yet.
>
> To complicate things, another guy wants me to trade my '73 Thing for
> either a MB or Dasher diesel that he's got.
>
> One of the reasons I was thinking of the diesel Vanagon was that I thought
> it might be easier for me to put in the wvo kit myself- shorter distance
> from extra tank to engine, shorter hose lengths, etc. But as much as I like
> driving my '87 Vanagon and '85 Westfalia, I do miss driving a car.
>
> Any suggestions?
> Ed in CT
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