> Aside from limited fuel availability and cold
> weather issues in some areas,
> what are the drawbacks?

          The are two drawbacks that I can see since I have driven a
deisel before, a Peugeut, and wouldn't really want another deisel.
There are two reasons for my oppinion.  First is that deisiels have
absolutely NO acceleration.  Vanagons are slow enough as it is.  To
make their pickup even slowler would be unbearable to me.  But, if you
say the new diesels are better, my peugeut was an '85 Turbo, then a
deisiel might be an option.  My other dislike for diesiels is the
availibility of fuel!  If it is only a vacation car, then it is not a
major problem.  But if it is a daily driver, you will quickly realize
that there a very few stations that sell diesiel.  The habbit of buying
fuel whenever you see a station that sells deisiel, will be acquired.
      . . . But that just my 2cents.

Adam
'74 Midget
'?? Vanagon (someday soon)

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