You know you can stop here in Rock Port, if you are travelling! I think
the Subaru is a great choice, I've thought for quite a while that Subaru
did what VW should have with the horizontal engine. I've owned one or
more for about 20 years now, and they are not hard to work on- they have
pretty reasonable computers and the engines are connected with a few
electrical connectors and gas and throttle. They aren't much harder to
pull the engine than a VW, except that you need a tree or overhead hoist
to pull them out. I actually just bought another one to replace the
little Impreza I drove to work for about 4 years. It shelled out a
differential and, with all the other things that are wrong, it just
isn't worth fixing.
glenh <:)>
On 11/13/2012 19:48, No Quarter wrote:
Well what a change this has been. Ever since I got on the list back
in the 90s, it's always been the sjsu.edu address. I remember sending
search queries and having loads of fun figuring out how to research
old topics. I'm so thankful I have my eyes to be able to read and
read and read all this VW info after all these years. I love it!
A little side note here - I'm going to by flying to Nashville, TN on
Thanksgiving Day and I get to meet Bert Knupp in person and see the
police beetle. I'm really looking forward to this trip. I'm getting a
job as a rural mail carrier so I'm picking up a RHD Subaru Legacy to
use. The local postmaster told me that I could drive whatever I
wanted (I specifically asked about a VW Beetle) and she said it's okay
but was concerned that it might be a bit small for the mail volume.
After I go on the route and see what kind of space is required, I
might just end up with a converted RHD beetle. I'd really love to do
the route in a bug. I know it's murder on the clutch but at least I
can do the work on it. With a gas heater and or some other kind of
auxiliary heater, winter shouldn't be too big of a problem.
I'll have 700+ miles to drive back home via St. Louis, but if any
listees are along the way, I'd be glad to stop for a quick break and
something to drink and be on my way again.
NQ
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