Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Turbo Indian
my wife is wanting an older Firebird. but she has also looked at Volkswagen diesels, because of the fuel economy. so I have come up with a real strange idea. I think yall have guessed it, a first gen bird with a VW turbo diesel. I'm willing to bet it would be the only one in the world. many will say the bird is to heavy, but a friend bought his wife a VW beetle & that damn thing was around 3900#'s. no it would not be the fastest thing on the road, but it would be peppy & get great milage.  lets hear why it wouldn't work.! |
The curb weight on a Beetle TDI is only 3,005 pounds. The first-gen birds outweigh it by at least 500 pounds. Would definitey be the slowest thing on the road with 1.9 liters and 100 HP.
Peppy?
Those newer VWs don't stay out of the shop much from what I've read. A new VW (diesel or gas) would be close to last on my list if I was buying an econo car.
Put together a nice OHC 250-inch Pontiac six for it, twice the power and should get better than 20 MPG. At least it won't make people gag when you open the hood.
