VW's currently offers nice 2 litre version diesels - even the 1.9 version I
drove in 2003 had 130 BHP and 130 Nm torque - I bet it cab beat many MG's...
Cheers,
Hans
VW Passat 105 HP diesel 2006 - just for comfy cheap works traffic
MGB GT 1971 - just for fun
----- Original Message -----
From: <WSpohn4@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: Here's an oddity on eBay
> In a message dated 08/01/2007 1:18:33 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> owner-mgs-digest@autox.team.net writes:
>
> 1975-77 was already the feeblest episode in MGB production, but slashing
> 1/3
> of the HP and torque... I don't know what to say.
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
>
>
> Well at least it should get good mileage....
>
> And don't be thinking diesels are necessarily wimpy. I think that an MGB
> with a new VW diesel with over 100BHP and 185 ft-lbs of torque would be
> just
> spiffy!
>
>
> And Kelvin - ixnay on the ackstay....
>
> Bill
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