Hi Adam, you've got to drive a TDI! It has ACCELERATION!
You're judging by the old Vanagon Diesel! A world of difference!   And fuel
availability? Well, as soon as you start buying diesel you discover where
the stations are and then you discover which has the best price. There's a
10 cent a gallon difference  in a two block area of my town!  But the best
is yet to come: The terrific mileage per gallon. Yes, the diesel Vanagon got
18 to 20 MPG.  But the TDI gets a whopping 42 to 46 MPG.
  I say drive one and you're hooked!
Tom, in No. Calif.
97 Jetta TDI (wife's)
85 Jetta Turbo diesel
81 Caddy diesel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Adam Culp
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 12:31 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Engine Swap - what about TDI?
>
>
> > 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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