to whoever was considering a diesel westy see the "CBN Classified" i just
posted to the Air Cooled list

michael

>>    I'm considering the diesel over the gas version, mainly because of its
>>fuel
>>   economy (I realize air isn't available in the diesels).  How reliable is
>>the
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>Interesting.   I'd say, for the Vanagon westy, (My cousin has an '87 gas and
>I have the '81 diesel), You're definitely better off with the gas.  The
>gas one gets about the same miles/gallon if you drive it gently.  The Diesel
>Westy is said to get 28 mpg, but I never got better than 23-24 --  with the
>diesel, your foot tends to floor the accelerator at all times.
>Cetin
>cs@sypro.com