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Originally Posted by mobetta
Welcome.
well- the first thing to watch out for is them Hippie wives. that is what got me involved in these addicting auto's. I have 3 in my yard now. and for some reason, the hippie wife is no longer so keen on them? I dont even use cinder blocks to hold them up, but real jackstands!!??
I would not run bio or veggie until you log on a few thousand miles on petro diesel, so as that you know you have the car in top notch condition, and are not chasing issues w/ veggy when really it is a deeper issue.
and do lots of research on all the "kits" and homespun conversions. infopop forum's is pretty good.
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Heh, and thanks. I found a co-op up in Spokane that sells complete kits and trains people on using them. I've got a few friends here in oregon who may form our own small co-op ourselves.
We took the wagon out for a weekend jaunt after it got a complete bill of health from our mechanic (along with new glowplugs and brakes). The car ran fantasticly well, started great with the new glowplugs even when cold. I didn't know what to expect for MPG ratings. We wound up around 18mpg in a fully loaded wagon with poor tire pressure (I forgot to check it before I left, bad bad bad).
As it stands now, I'm completely in love with the car, I'm not sure I even want to turn it over to my wife. Nothing I've owned since I was 16 drives like this thing. It's like driving a very comfortable tank.
I'm going to be selling my jeep grand cherokee and my second little VW jetta (94 with the 2slow engine and several bolt ons for performance) and picking up another diesel, probably a truck.