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Old 07-31-2014, 10:40 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Bob
I am not going to try and sway your opinion of vw. I bet that many on the vw forum you mentioned have increased the fueling and boost quite a bit.

I resist that. I don't have the money for the mods or upkeep. There is something quite cool running a vehicle that sounds almost exactly my old school diesel tractor. Our Mercedes and VW sound nothing like any car on the road.

I saw this KUB van VW powered and made by Grumman. It has an aluminum body. It might fit your requirements pretty well.

Kurbside Classic: 1983 Grumman KubVan – Tiny, FWD, VW Diesel Powered, And Very Rare
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