I say this not just from the Beetle, but I also owned a 1986 Scirocco 16V. That thing literally ate money. Couldn't feed it enough, and just as I got it *properly* sorted, accident and totaled. *sigh*
EdB On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Ed Booher <edboo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, the Germans seem to have some the closest mechanical tolerances in > the world. One single little thing not quite right and the entire thing > breaks down. > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> When I was considering a Jetta or Passat for one of the boys I heard a >> lot of horror stories about timing belts on the little four they used. Same >> thing about oil, you had to use a certain type/weight or the engine would >> be guaranteed to grenade around a certain mileage. >> >> -D >> > -- "Das beste oder nichts." - *Gottlieb Daimler* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
