I dare say even the VW Diesel cars (Rabbit, Dasher, Jetta) of that era were dangerously slow. I think they used the same engine or a variant very close to the Vanagon’s.

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> On Apr 29, 2019, at 3:51 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> in general Diesel engine in that era ('80/'90) are gutless no matter the
> brand, turbo or not. I used to have a Peugeot 604 2.5L Turbo Diesel and
> it's gutless, slow and smoky.., which means a 1.6 is very slow turbo or
> not...  specially in a heavy vanagon. A modern 1.9Tdi is better but
> still....
> 
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 10:20 AM Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> My 82 diesel was a gutless turtle until I swapped in an AAZ TD 1.9l then an
>> ahu M-tdi 1.9 and now improving the gearing. Relatively simple to work on.
>> Less prone for issues dealing with electronic fuel injection/coolant leaks.
>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 9:25 AM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello, List.
>>> 
>>> My son is selling his daily driver 76 Beetle and looking to upgrade to a
>>> Vanagon.  He does not care about going fast or A/C.
>>> 
>>> What is your advice regarding a 1.6 NA diesel passenger Vanagon?  I found
>>> o e such clean example in Mew Jersey:
>>> 
>>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2268363
>>> 
>>> Chris in Atlanta.
>>> 
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