[V8] retirement

[Roger M. Woodbury]

I drove a leftover Taureg V10 diesel a couple of years ago.  Very nice
engine, very marginal ride/body combination.  I wouldn't give one house room
because the overall cost of ownership is way beyond the overall utility
value of the vehicle.  

In the end, I will keep what I have as long as there are parts and a
mechanic I trust to work on them.  Rust is the killer and Audi's don't rust
readily thanks to their galvanized body structures.  

My '97 GMC truck burned up today.  I got it fetched up while plowing my
property and I must have gotten a tire too hot, or else broke a brake line
on ice, which is possible also. By the time the fire department arrived, it
was totally involved.  At least the 35 gallon fuel tank which I had just
filled didn't explode, or else my building would have been gone, too.

The trouble is now that although insured, where will I ever find another '97
GMC with 96,000 miles and only three Maine winters, in impeccable condition?

Sigh.

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: P Cole [mailto:pcolegrps at comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 10:15 PM
To: Roger M. Woodbury
Subject: Re: [V8] retirement

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:09:46 -0500, Roger M. Woodbury wrote:

>

TOUREG- 

Get a 5.0l diesel- rare but can be had for $25k or so. Or if you can swing
new get a V6,

I'm actually looking for an allroad with a blown tranny/turbo to but a 3.0l
V6 TDI into.
It's not an easy project and runs around $5k for the parts but the car will
see 42+ mpg highway. 
I figure it's an easy conversion IF you start with a 6 speed manual. Swap
the ECU,harness, change the IC coding and 
swap to the european fuel pumps/vent system. 

WHY Audi won't bring these great diesel engines in the A4,A6 platforms is
beyond me.

HTH.
 
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