Being Friday..

  I have never even ridden in a stock engine vanagon...I've said that often
here.  Maybe I should, but I only see these in passing... I never even test
drove one after doing my research..No interest in a motor with lots of bad
press like the WBX has....
On Feb 13, 2015 2:45 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've had some difficult situations trying to get onto busy 65 mph two lane
> highways at graded crossings.  Zero to 60 time is about 30 seconds, and
> sometimes I wait for 5 or 10 minutes before I can get a big enough gap in
> traffic to pull into, and then I use my hazard flashers.  If the road is
> uphill, I won't ever make it to 60.
>
> That's what I mean by dangerous.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:12 PM
> To: 'Stuart MacMillan'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
>
> Yea its Friday.
> I think saying these horsepower ranges are dangerous is a bit up to the
> person driving. Yes the 48HP Diesel in a vanagon is slow and to me can be
> frustrating especially on highways that have 70-75 mph traffic. For WB
> Vanagons there are many truck and bus type vehicles that have power to
> weight ratios that are much lower.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Stuart MacMillan
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:39 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
>
> According to Bentley, power on a good day:
>
> Diesel: 48hp, 97 ft-lbs
> Air cooled: 67hp, 101 ft-lbs
> 1.9 WBX: 82hp, 105 ft-lbs
> 2.1 WBX: 90hp, 117 ft-lbs
>
> All are dangerously underpowered for modern driving situations, but the
> diesel is in a class by itself.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Neil and others thinking of a normal diesel vanagon....I would certainly
> suggest a test drive before you consider getting one to drive daily.  In my
> opinion, based on the one and only ride I've had...in a very well-maintaned
> one a Canadian friend used to own, they aren't powerful enough to take on
> public roads without real danger to you and all the other traffic,
> especially on two lanes, where the others can't just go past
>
> On divided highways you're going to be passed by Big Rigs with their
> hazard lights going...
>
> The diesel engine is durable, but it is very very slow in a vanagon...I
> was appalled, and scared riding in one.
>