Re: Type-44 5k with TDI engine?

[eyvind.spangen@c2i.net (Eyvind Spangen)]

On Thu, 3 Dec 1998 19:15:56 -0500, you wrote:

>I beg to ask, why not just buy a 5k TD?
>
>They were made throughout the 5K model line.  Pretty wimpy power though. 
>Well under 150hp.  Not to mention a PITA to start in the winter time, a 
>PITA if you need to jump start it(BTDT with a Mercedes Diesel; it took 5 
>tries and severely taxed my 200's alternator) and they weigh a TON.  About 
>the only advantage is milage(and supposed better emissions, but too many 
>diesels are not properly maintained and pollute more than gasoline 
>vehicles.)
>
>1-2 have been seen out and around new england.  They are EXTREMELY rare 
>here, so I guess that's your main problem.  My economics professor(a big 
>fan of diesels, just bought a Jetta TDI)  saw one once, followed it, and 
>asked the owner, on the spot, how much he would be willing to part with the 
>car for.  The guy turned him down.
>
>In any case, I think it would be easier to track one down than build it. 
>Cheaper, as well!

But I'm talking about the TDI, not the TD. These are two entirely
different cars. The TD is made from the diesel technology of the 70s,
and that means low power (82 hp), hard to start when cold etc.
The TDI is todays technology, high power (140 hp, put in a new chip
and you have 160-170 hp), no harder to start than a gasoline engine
etc. I'm located in Europe (Norway) where cars are expensive and TDI
engines pretty common. 

ES