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Subject:Re: Vanagon trivia
From:mdrillock
Date:Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:54:20 -0700

Ok,  engine  rough totals.

T3 with diesel engines 600,000
T3 with aircooled gas 350,000
T3 with 1.9 wbx    300,00
T3 with 2.1 wbx   200,00

In the US we only got some diesels for 2 model years while they made
them for 12 model years.

Mark

Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> it doesn't say 'more with 1.6 TD engines  than gas engines'
> it says 'more  1.6TD engines  than 2.1 gas engines'
>
> and it also says more 1.9 gas engines than 2.1 gas engines.
> so you really can't tell what proportioin of total production was diesel
> from those statements.
> or that diesel were necessarily very numerous even.
> though no doubt total diesel production was pretty up there I imagine.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon trivia
>
>
>> Mark:
>>
>> Amazing stat on the diesels - one would think we would see more of
>> them here, yet they seem rare, at least in the Midwest.  Any idea how
>> many diesels were imported?
>>
>>