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Old 03-02-2023, 12:52 AM   #42 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
I've owned an aircooled VW. I don't see how it's a non-starter. It worked well for the intended purpose, moving my butt from point A to point B. I wasn't too happy about the RWD nature of the car, but it was better than RWD on any other car.
RWD isn't a problem.

Weak, inefficient, vulnerable and needy engines are a problem.

You know what I've never had to do on a modern engine? Valve adjustment. You know what I've never burned up on a modern engine? Valves. You know what I've never had in the cabin of a modern car? Exhaust from a leak in an air to air heat exchanger.

You want me to go on? You're sounding like quite the conservative here.
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