On Apr 27, 2007, at 13:50, Pindell, Tim P wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Hower [mailto:jehower@comcast.net]
> >
>> Speaking of the Caliber, what are your thoughts and
>> experiences with it?
> I was mildly bummed when the 2.0 diesel wasn't made available in the
> North American Caliber. I believe it's the VW TDI unit, but I could
> have mis-read. I was excited to see it listed as an option for (I
> think)
> the '06 models. It's the perfect size runabout for what I need.
> Probably slow, but frugal.
Not slow at all.... It would be pushing around more weight than in a
Jetta or Golf but they are so easy to tune up it would make little
difference.
Definitely frugal.
I *love* the "90 hp" 1.9L TDI in my Jetta. If I was rich, I'd have a
hopped up 150+ hp 2.0L TDI in my Dakota with a Toyota manual
transmission thanks to some parts from Acme Adaptors. As it is, a
Cummins 4bt is much more likely. Still need to get closer to rich
before I do that though.
Hey Chad - you ship that trans yet?
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