Christopher Diehl <cdiehl@freenet.columbus.oh.us> writes:

>The V.W. Diesel engine is one of the strongest engines ever made,
>as long as you follow some simple rules, oil changes, oil changes,
>oil changes, and a few timing belt changes in between.

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>I own a 81
>Jetta Diesel with close to 400,000 miles on it and it still gets 45
>m.p.g.'s Can't afford to get rid of it. 

Damn!  I thought we had the record with 263,000 on our '81 Jetta diesel.
<Sigh...>  Time for a few (dozen) cross-country trips....

--Dale