One thing to keep in mind about a trip through Mexico (and I would
assume it would apply to South America as well) is fuel availability.
That's why I vote for diesel - - gas availability may be iffy in some
of the smaller towns, but you can almost always find diesel! Take your
own fuel additive and extra filters, of course.

Gary

> Date:    Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:57:14 -0800
> From:    Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
> Subject: Re: Air vs. Water
>
> On Jan 23, 2009, at 11:33 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> FWIW...............since we're all chiming in here......I can not
>> quite agree with the diesel recommendation.
>
> Uhhh Scott.... Where was the last NA (non-DI) VW diesel manufactured?
> Puebla, Mexico. I understood the original question to be asking about
> VW supportability south of the US border. I would think that driving a
> vehicle powered by an engine produced in the country one was traveling
> in might be a reasonably intelligent choice.
>
> Jim
>