> Surprisingly, VW decided they didn't sell enough of them
> here to make it worthwhile to adapt the TDI unit to the new emission
> specs. Too bad. That's the ONE gasoline engine I know of that has been
> strong enough to handle being converted to diesel. It's really a sweet
> little engine.
You have forgotten the Rabbit diesel??? They were the same block
as the gasoline version and very difficult to wear out. I knew a guy
who drove one of those just about forever.
> I think most US market VWs are now assembled in Brazil.
> That's kind of scary
Not at all. Brazil has a LOT of history of building cars. VW, DKW, Fiat,
Ford, Chevy, Chrysler, Toyota have been built there (not merely
assembled) for many years. The MINI Cooper engines have been built
there since BMW started building them. My GTi engine was built there.
David Lieb
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