wbx to beetle ?

[Bad bug]

Originally Posted by volkdent

Go Suby. More power, more reliable, easier to source parts, more economical.

Jason

The subaru isn't more reliable. Waterboxers have been known to go 300K miles.

[DORIGTT]

Scooby's are more fashionable and relatively inexpensive after the adapter plate and the engine, and wiring harness modifications and...

No offense to the Scooby camp. It's all Vee Dub in some way shape or form.

[Joel]

Originally Posted by Bad bug

The subaru isn't more reliable. Waterboxers have been known to go 300K miles.

You're about the only person I know with something nice to say about wassers
Everyone I've encountered with one has complained about cooling system problems and cost

Probably fine in a bug but too overworked in a bus

[oasis]

I had an '85 Vanagon (Transporter to most of the world) for six years and loved it. I didn't spend much money on it during that time but I was intense with keeping up on general maintenance, and made darn sure the coolant was phosphate-free. I would only say the 1.9L WBX was overworked if one wanted to drive spiritedly. On the other hand, our family used it for 1,000-mile trips without complaint.

Now having said that, if I got another Vanagon of some sort, I would probably go for a 2.0L ABA engine, a TDI of some sort, or maybe some offering from Jake. The two main reasons would be (1) most Vanagons are not kept up as they should, and (2) many parts have become NLA.

I saw a Type III in the UK for sale with a WBX and I had to tell myself a hundred times I want an air-cooled as my next car. It was very tempting.

[Bad bug]

Originally Posted by Joel

You're about the only person I know with something nice to say about wassers
Everyone I've encountered with one has complained about cooling system problems and cost

Probably fine in a bug but too overworked in a bus

I have a friend in Jamaica that put a 2.1 ltr waterboxer all stock in his 66 beetle, that car was a beast. I can recall once he came for me at work and carried me home, that was my first official drive in it, rain had fallen and a light film of water was on the road. After driving for sometime at a constant speed with all the torque of the engine the tires broke loose, after that experience i wanted one.