Someone here on the list (don't remember who) once claimed it was a
compromise deal with the auto union over there to keep the Hanover (?) plant
open for a while longer while they transitioned away from the air-cooled
boxers. I don't know for sure myself, I just remember seeing it posted.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Worst vanagon change

> On Aug 1, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Allan Streib wrote:
>
>> "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> said:
>>
>>> On Aug 1, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Kim Brennan wrote:
>>>
>>>> What's the worst changes VW made in the Vanagon over the various
>>>> model
>>>> years?
>>>
>>> Some volks would argue going from air cooled to water cooled in
>>> 83.5!  Not moi.
>>
>> I guess I'd question why they created the Waterboxer when they already
>> had perfectly usable, reliable, proven I4 water cooled engines.
>
> To much of a paradigm shift for the boxer aficionados?
>
> Mr. BZ
>
>>
>> Allan
>> --
>> 1991 Vanagon GL
>
> Tom Buese
> tombuese@comcast.net