Hi there ,

The strait 6 cyl. Diesel is build in the big brother of the Vanagon
it called LT ( Last Tr�ger) .I never saw this Vehicle here in the USA.
Also the Volve carried this engine for a couple of years.
This engine generation ,parallel to the 5 cyl diesel engine , is realy
good and build for tough work.
But for an inplant in the Vanagon to expensive and with to much
changes on the chassic.

If you need to stay with DIESEL go for the TDI it is the best choise.

BTW: I'm the US Branch from Winkler Germany and will be in Germany
from 08/23 untill 09/03.If you need more info. regarding the TDI Conversion
I can send ya catalog for US$ 20.

Sincerely Detlev
Vanagon Projekt
925 606 8797