Supercharged111
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It's a 7,000 lb brick with wheels. What aerodynamics?
Same reason your fuel economy is gonna suck no matter what.
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It's a 7,000 lb brick with wheels. What aerodynamics?
Yeah, my Father-in-Law bought a VW pickup with a diesel in it, maybe the same engine as the Rabbit? He did a lot of trips from our ranch in Oregon and the ones in Chowchilla CA. I rode with him one time, he'd be going ~65 MPH, when the A/C kicked on, all of a sudden we were doing ~55! It got ~50 MPG but, couldn't haul 10 boxes of baling wire without bottoming out. What a POS!My best friend growing ups parents had a diesel Rabbit. All it did was blow smoke, no acceleration at all.
It's a 7,000 lb brick with wheels. What aerodynamics?
I have seen a 2500 4x4 suburban on 35s get over 20 mpg. It had a 4BT in it that was turned up a bit.Same reason your fuel economy is gonna suck no matter what.
I had a maroon with white interior cutlass with the diesel. White interior was almost instantly gray. Loved the car, hated the motor, so I swapped in an interceptor motor. I let my sister take it to work, and forgot to tell her that the linkage didn't line up with the shifter. She put it in D and took off. She was actually in first gear. It made it a lot longer than I thought it could. The story that she tells now is an interesting insight to the female brain.... sure wish we had cellphones back then.My grandmother had a diesel olds. I remember riding in the backseat and she'd have it floored constantly. Austin has a couple serious hills and I remember it would just slow down going up hills and never accelerate or even maintain speed. It was actually dangerous. You'd be going 20-25 and everyone else was doing 55.
Yeah, my Father-in-Law bought a VW pickup with a diesel in it, maybe the same engine as the Rabbit? He did a lot of trips from our ranch in Oregon and the ones in Chowchilla CA. I rode with him one time, he'd be going ~65 MPH, when the A/C kicked on, all of a sudden we were doing ~55! It got ~50 MPG but, couldn't haul 10 boxes of baling wire without bottoming out. What a POS!
Not with the 1 piece body - not enough flex for any kind of a load.Not so desirable with the original diesel -- but what a cool hauler this would be with a sharp VR6 under the bonnet.
Not with the 1 piece body - not enough flex for any kind of a load.