[OT] My Other DD VW Car - not really ot

[tberk at sbcglobal.net (T Berk)]

Spewey wrote:

> T Berk wrote:
> 
>> Yep. I got a Saab 900 Turbo in the driveway now. Sadly it is behind 
>> the Roc, the BiTurbo, and the Wabbit in terms of getting any lovin any 
>> time soon.
> 
> 
> No, not a 900 or a 9-5.  A Ninety-five.  Capice?
> http://www.saabklubben.com/arkiv/95/95.shtml
> I'll Bi-turbo you, why you little...
> 

Oh yeah?, I'll see that 95 and raise you a Volvo 122:
<http://home.earthlink.net/~greg.wong/scd2002/Dsc02234s.jpg>

Only thing better would be a Wagon.

>> and I killed a 
>> Honda sedan parked at the curb. It never drove again, I BENT it.
> 
> 
> You have already earned my respect by using Mozilla Thunderbird.
> More is unnecessary.  But party on, mon ami.
> 

Why, TankUBeddieMuch!

Be excellent to each other.

>> Oh No! What an ugly car. They should give it to me, I'll put the owner 
>> out of his misery.  8])
> 
> 
> Please, own it for a decade and then tell us.  I went looking for the 
> Vanagon S and that happened to show up 5/5/04.  Co-inky-dink!
> 

Trouble with the Fox is you need to range far and wide for Brazilian 
stuff and Audi stuff and experiment with Passat stuff and fabricate 
stuff....


>> Yeah, I saw that. I'm thinking Audi 3A two liter and be happy.
> 
> 2l does not make for a good bulli moto.  The reason the wasserboxer 
> works is low-end torque and no amount of displacement can replace it.
> It weighs a lot.  Unless you're gonna put a Chevy in it...
> 

Yeah, I know. But the point is watercooled boxer motor that eats heads 
(gaskets) OR an Inline 4 that benefits from all my existing knowledge 
and gets the job done and is based on an old tractor design.

TBerk