MORE POWER was:Cabrio questions

[Per Lindgren]

Rave Racer wrote:

>         Large open spaces need more power to fill up the roads.

That is pure BS. 100 hp is more than enough to cruise at 70 mph!

>
>         A passat with 105 hp?  What would posess somebody to put so little
> power in such a large car?

Price, and fuel consumption, and the fact that for most people, more power isnt
necesary.

>  You can't even pull a boat with that.

Oh yes you can. But it depends on the boat of course. A 105 hp Passat can pull a
1200 kg trailer.

> My OLD
> jetta has more juice then that!

Of course, but remember that this is the basic Passat engine. If I remember
correctly, your Jetta is a 88 16V, right? Stock, it makes 123 hp. The smallest
engine in the Euro-spec 88 Jetta was either a 55 hp 1.3 or a 54 hp 1.6 diesel.
The 16V was biggest Golf/Jetta engine in 88, with 139 hp in Euro-spec. It made
123 hp with cat. Once again, you have the biggest engine!!!

PerL
92 Cabrio 2.3