> I am considering the purchase of a 1981 VW pickup.  It's a Diesel Rabbit.
> I am a Vanagon and early Type2 owner of some repute, but know precious
> little about Rabbit Diesel pickups....

I know precious little about them myself, but have noticed that (at least
here in the Philly area) there seems to be a strong demand for them, and
prices seem to be going up.  One thing I like about the Rabbit pickups in
general is that they're front wheel drive.  Rear-wheel-drive mini pickups
(such as the Japanese ones) have lousy traction because there's no weight
over the drive wheels when the bed is empty. Another list member, Martin
Jagersand, recently gave me the address of the diesel list; it's
vwdiesel@pas.rochester.edu

- Ron Salmon
 The Bus Depot
 http://www.busdepot.com