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Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: 88jetta350 on January 11, 2009, 11:57:08 am: That make people love them so much?

I've always wondered that.. What makes them so great?

What is it that draws us to them?
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: Wayland on January 11, 2009, 12:26:32 pm: I used to hate old Rabbit Diesels when I saw them smoking by on the highway, then I got interested in biodiesel and bought one to do experiments with. I ended up driving it to San Francisco, and I've been hooked ever since. It's probably the fuel mileage that I like the most about Vw diesels, and the fact that you can have a fairly modern car that's still really easy to work on.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: spencebm on January 11, 2009, 12:59:04 pm: How about it is the only practical diesel passenger car that we can work on easily here in America and can get to turn corners unlike big trucks. I love the look, function, and reliability of my vw. Nothing is that great.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: thedeezel1 on January 11, 2009, 01:30:21 pm: For me, they are simple to work on, cheap, and when it comes to interchangeability, they are like playing with legos.

Oh, and the fact that I'm 6'5", it seems like I'm driving a full size go-kart, I can strectch my arms out side to side and my hands are out both front windows. I get out at the gas station and people look at me like I'm in a clown car.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: jtanguay on January 11, 2009, 03:18:57 pm: all of the above, plus the diesel power. oh and the sound. i love the sound of diesel!!!
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: VW_Commuter on January 11, 2009, 05:34:44 pm: Ease of maintenance on the early 1.6D & TD and non-TDI 1.9L, longevity of VW diesels in general, and the coolness of driving a vehicle that you can maintain/modify yourself with no computerized tuning required. Just to buy the QLoader and a single tune from KermaTDI is over $700 while the cost of turning up the max fuel screw on a 1.6L TD is $0, you just can't beat that.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: dillenger1 on January 11, 2009, 05:35:57 pm: ........the smell :D
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: CODE4LS1 on January 11, 2009, 06:31:43 pm: I second that.....always loved the smell. That's why I came back to them after 10 years :)
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: lord_verminaard on January 12, 2009, 06:53:07 am: After I dropped off my block and crank at the machine shop, (a shop that mostly works on farm/tractor diesel engines and medium-duty applications) the guy called me back after he checked things out and told me that in his opinion, VW makes the world's most perfect Diesel. Felt pretty good hearing it from someone who's worked on a few in his life. It also helped that he was a pretty big fan of older VW's in general.

Brendan
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: the caveman on January 12, 2009, 08:58:39 am: I was convinced when i did an exchange for some work i had done for a friend. Took his 79 rabbit 1.6 na to NYC, with 3 others. With it loaded with us and luggage, cruising at 75 mph we got 45 mpg and with a motor that was down on 1 cylinder . I was sold then and there.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: the caveman on January 12, 2009, 09:02:43 am: Plus now having been a mechanic for almost 29 years i don't feel like owning something i have to wrench on every few weeks. Reliable, economical, industrucable[?], and FUN!
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: Smokey Eddy on January 12, 2009, 02:00:33 pm: Read signature! :D
There is ALWAYS more fun to be had!
i like how easy it is to change an IDI from a super econ-o DD to a boosting zippy car that's fun to drive
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: EcoMod on January 13, 2009, 08:31:44 am: I like the motorsport history of VW's. Early mk1 GTI's/Scirroco's ruled the autoX/circuit before the Honda fanboi's began their infestation.

BAck in the day I built vw road race cars, owned a MK2 GLI. Now I want that GLI back, but with good fuel economy.

It feels good to have something different. I like projects that my wife approves of :wink:
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: zukgod1 on January 13, 2009, 09:24:19 am: I would like to add the resale value of a good one is right up there.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: Smokey Eddy on January 13, 2009, 01:08:09 pm: Quote from: "zukgod1"
I would like to add the resale value of a good one is right up there.

like yours!!! :D
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: jtanguay on January 13, 2009, 01:45:19 pm: how about its everything but the heater cores... :lol:
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: the caveman on January 13, 2009, 02:50:17 pm: Quote from: "jtanguay"
how about its everything but the heater cores... :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: 1slowvw on January 13, 2009, 05:52:45 pm: Quote from: "the caveman"
Quote from: "jtanguay"
how about its everything but the heater cores... :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I would rather do half a dozen mk2 heater cores then one mk3.
For me it was the originality factor, in high school everyone drove honda's and lifted trucks (I grew up in a very rural area)and a diesel vw was about as weird a vehicle that ever graced my school parking lot. After getting my first one it just kind of snowballed, especial when i started tuning them a bit.

1SlowVW
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: the caveman on January 13, 2009, 08:13:35 pm: i really loved it when there was a recall on foxes.what a mess.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: tSoG-84bit on January 16, 2009, 05:24:26 pm: Quote from: "lord_verminaard"
After I dropped off my block and crank at the machine shop, (a shop that mostly works on farm/tractor diesel engines and medium-duty applications) the guy called me back after he checked things out and told me that in his opinion, VW makes the world's most perfect Diesel. Felt pretty good hearing it from someone who's worked on a few in his life. It also helped that he was a pretty big fan of older VW's in general.

Brendan

where is this guy, and his contact information?! I want to send him work!!
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: Ziptar on January 17, 2009, 04:54:01 am: I'm right in there with everyone else, for me the MKII diesel is the perfect car!.

Mostly it is everything that every other car out there isn't.

A fun nimble car with room for my largeness (6'4").
Simple and easy to work on.
Simple durable design.
Cheap parts and common interchangeability.
It's uniqueness.
The MPGs.
The sound.
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: lord_verminaard on January 19, 2009, 07:30:26 am: Quote from: "tSoG-84bit"

where is this guy, and his contact information?! I want to send him work!!

In Central Ohio, Danville, In fact.

Nyhart Engine Service
24579 Danville-Amity Rd, Danville, OH
740-599-7129

His name is Steve. You can tell him that Brendan sent ya, although I don't know if that would net you any discount, his prices are low enough already. :D

Brendan
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: Dirtrag2 on January 19, 2009, 09:05:10 pm: I like VW diesels because once modded properly ( for cheap may I add ) I can go around telling full size pick-up owners that my little 4 cyl. car produces near if not more torque than their V8 and still gets 45 MPG :twisted:
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: Turbinepowered on January 22, 2009, 11:21:02 am: The best part about VW diesels? Good fuel economy and drivability without a freaking computer. :D
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: danfromsyr on February 23, 2009, 08:49:00 am: it's about the robust and reliable power of the VW Diesel & industrial engines
I have had these in Rabbits, dashers, Quantum, Vanagons, and even Mowers.. yes mowers see below.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/410282.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/410283.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/410286.jpg

and our Turbo Diesel camper on the watkins Glen Racetrack.. was the quickest camper on the track. though some of the turn to speed recovery times were rough. the K14 helps over the oem K24 turbo.
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/259444.jpg
Title: What is it about VW diesels??
Post by: 88jetta350 on February 24, 2009, 01:35:10 pm: (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/410282.jpg)

You should swap in a built AAZ. :twisted: