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Peninsulakid wrote:Hi Alex
I'm with Si's comments on this.
Bodywork is far more important than what engine or "donk" as Winchweight and friends call it.
I have had a few syncros, 1.6Tds, 1.9 and 2.1 petrols and had three converted by Mario to 1.9 Tdi.
The 2.1 wbx is fine, as long as its still strong, but once it starts to loose performance and reliability then you tend to loose faith in it. Also you'd be lucky to get 20mpg especially if its a heavy camper.
Thats why I have had three converted. My doka is my daily drive, and I do about 15,000 miles per year in it so its worth the expense of the conversion. If its only a holiday/hobby vehicle and it has a good strong wbx then probably you'd never recoup the expense of the conversion.
The only other thing to consider is that there is far more torque in the converted diesel 1.9tdi, which is great off road and for towing but you have to have a good gear box to cope with the extra torque.
Horses for courses
Hope this helps you.
Cheers Rich
LPG doesnt appeal to me, a 20% efficiency drop and a £1500 conversion doesnt scream "worth while".Simon Baxter wrote:If you get a good one they are okay, not something you could use everyday as it would skint you.
You can LPG but it's a compromise space wise.
Power wise the best standard engine and they are reasonably quite.
However, the TD is only 70hp you can afford to put fuel in them and they will run a bit of veg oil mixed in for when the fuel price goes back up, quite a small engine really and a bit over worked but a lot simpler than a petrol and you have a lot more scope for engine conversions as vw lego dictates you have a massive choice of engines that will drop in and bolt up.
2wd td is fine but the syncro drag cripples them a bit but how many people still run the 1.6TD? Not many, most have gone 1.9TD or TDI.
silverbullet wrote:Of course if you want "good" mpg you are basically looking at the wrong vehicle.
1970's designed lifestyle choice from a bygone era.
Sounds like you've been exposed to some misinformation.AlexMai1 wrote: LPG doesnt appeal to me, a 20% efficiency drop and a £1500 conversion doesnt scream "worth while".
True, that ^^^ sums up my (9 years) experience of LPGajsimmo wrote:The WBX runs very nicely on LPG, often better/smoother than on petrol. Power and performance is often indistinguishable between the two with a properly installed and set up system.AlexMai1 wrote: LPG doesnt appeal to me, a 20% efficiency drop and a £1500 conversion doesnt scream "worth while".
toomanytoys wrote:I have been running wbx's and on lpg for 14 years.. done prob 200k miles
I don't run a camper, so the space issue isn't a big concern for me.. I have a twin tank setup on the doka and can hold 104L of gas.. hasn't taken away any of the practicality in reality..
If you want a syncro for the "look" and don't need its capability in reality, then go 2wd with some mods..
Syncro ownership isn't cheap.. Like I already said..
bikermike87 wrote:A 2wd with decent tyres, lSD or rear diff is a capable vehicle. You can still get stuck with 4wd, you just tend to be in an even muddier / deeper situation