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On 04/28/2007 17:03, Michael Maskalans wrote:
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> 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.
There's a Cummins shop on 5 & 20 on the way to Geneva - maybe they have
something extra just lying around there?
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