Petrol or Diesel

Fine looking engine fella,you must have spent a fortune on it.

Bet that turbo wbx engine is really economical. I'm quite happy with what I have and it looks a lot neater in the engine bay than a wbx

My old DG used to do 3/4 a tank each way on my regular trip to Newport n back, my 1.9 AAZ does it on 1 tankful though I am not known for my economic driving style...

green manalishi wrote: This is a great engine. WBX with a turbo, megasquirt injection, chargecooling.

Diesel on the road is indeed lethal. It is part of the MOT to have a good seal on your Diesel cap and should be checked every time you fill up to make sure its still there.

Fell off my bike on a wet road with a diesel slick from a coach and put the ScoobyVelle sideways on the A57 after some kind soul had spread it from the reservoirs to Glossop!!
Tis evil stuff.

On motorways most vans pass me in the ScoobyVelle, not had many overtake me on Byways and green lanes though  

Personally, I like to get where I'm going as quickly as possible a lot of the time.

Pootling along is all very well when youre in holiday mode, but i dont want to waste half my life trundling along admiring the scenery as I pass Barnsley on the M1 thankyou very much.

Ive had 2.1 and 1.9 petrol. 1.6 Turbod Diesel and a 1.6CT aircooled shitter.

The aircooled van was dangerous on busy roads. The petrols were ace. The 2.1s are a hoot to drive, and sound great. The 1.9 (injection) was a good balance - decent performance and more economy than the 2.1.
Ive also had a 2.1 on gas. Which was great, whilst you were filling with LPG, but the times there was no LPG available - usually after following directions to an LPG station in a remote are from POIs to find it didnt exist and you ended up putting petrol in til you got to the next one - took away any advantages.
I also used to waste loads of time going off my planned route to find LPG and route planning was a nightmare over long distances making sure I routed near a (supposed) LPG station, especially on Motorway/Autoroute travel where I was having to come off to find LPG. Dog shit when all you want is to arrive.

Its horse for courses. I chose a diesel for the lower running cost, easier maintenance, availability of fuel, and the ability to get me where I'm going easily and quickly.

Im not arsed about being the fastest thing on 4 wheels, I just dont want to be the one holding everyone else up
As someone else said up there, whatever the engine, Petrol, Diesel, Aircooled, watercooled, Vw, Non VW...  a T3 is never going to be as quick as even an average family car, or modern van unless youre willing to spend thousands.

My van is getting an AAZ in the not too distant future. Not because I think it will make it a fire breathing monster, but because i want a little bit more tug on the hills.

Hi mate, that 1600D was new wasnt it, you should sell sell it on.

Gav,