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For Sale/Looking For => Parts for Sale/Wanted => Topic started by: Syncroincity on July 13, 2009, 12:29:17 am

Title: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: Syncroincity on July 13, 2009, 12:29:17 am

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=753696

Not mine, etc.. Interesting :D

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: Turbinepowered on July 14, 2009, 01:55:36 pm

That beetle was on sale from the same seller two years ago...

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: ilikevwdiesel on July 14, 2009, 02:26:30 pm

I bought an 86 Jetta TD from that guy last December in Cali. I think he used the cash I gave him for the Jetta to buy that Beetle. I don't know what he was thinking cause that Beetle must be a real turtle, worse than an NA Vanagon.  ::)  I think the repairs the Jetta needed were beyond his technical ablility so that's why he sold it. Pretty cool guy though just the same.

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: Syncroincity on July 14, 2009, 06:56:27 pm

I can't imagine trying to take that on the highway... what is that, a lawn tractor engine?

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: rabbitman on July 15, 2009, 12:07:53 am

That would be a blast!! I bet a turbo would help it some ;D

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: RabbitJockey on July 15, 2009, 01:57:04 pm

thats neat... but a vw diesel would have worked... but they're not air cooled so i can understand why he wouldn't use one

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: jtanguay on July 17, 2009, 08:47:58 pm

man that car would suck to drive.  for the slowness it should give at least 60+ mpg otherwise its uncool...  that thing could use an electric booster motor in a hybrid config  :D

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: jwspin on July 18, 2009, 06:36:41 am

a friend of mine put a tdi in an aircooled beetle and said it handled like ***, cool but not cool...

he said he was going to put a fox tranny in and make it mid engine but the customer wasnt into it.

i still think the car is cool in a unique way.

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: burn_your_money on July 18, 2009, 07:31:16 am

If I had the coins I'd buy that. It's like a covered moped (speed wise) haha

Title: Re: DIESEL BEETLE
Post by: Syncroincity on July 19, 2009, 11:17:35 pm

OK, here's a much better version:

http://www.greasecarmotorsports.com/follow-the-team/baja/