So buy a 2nd model year then?

“SUCCESS! All Fram filters bow to your new overlord!... I was victorious against the mighty Fram Filter. Whew!!”

This is why Rotax engines are so popular with homebuilders. Their air/water cooling means they run on unleaded with no issues. Problem is they only go up to 141hp and TBO is low at 1200 hrs. Lycoming’s O-320 and O-360 will run on mogas just fine, and when bolted on to one of Vans Aircraft designs will cruise along at…

Got a cite for this? I tried finding it in the FARs but came up empty. 

A little bondo to fill in the speed holes in the hood, lose the bottom feeder aesthetic on the front clip and it’s a winner.

Oh yes. Hideous. 

Back in 2009 I waved my ass at the devil and bought a VW Jetta TDI. This was the first year of the MkV diesel in the US and by all rights could have been a nightmare. In reality the car was terrific and essentially problem free for the 3 years I had it, until I traded into a 2012 Passat diesel. 

Back in 2009 I waved my ass at the devil and bought a VW Jetta TDI. This was the first year of the MkV diesel in the US and by all rights could have been a nightmare. In reality the car was terrific and essentially problem free for the 3 years I had it; it was then traded for a 2012 Passat diesel.

Aircraft do have mufflers, but most of the noise you hear is from the prop tips.

Liquid cooled aircraft engines don’t need high octane or lead; mogas works just fine. Air cooled engines need high octane even with their low compression ratios because the cylinder heads act like heat sinks encouraging detonation. It’s the combination of octane and lead that keep the engine from detonating. 

Unless you converted the engine to liquid cooling octane boosters would be the only solution, I think.

The majority of low horsepower general aviation engines can run on mogas, and there is an STC available to let owners do just that. (it’s essentially a paperwork mod) But it’s the remaining 30% of the GA fleet that needs high octane fuel to prevent detonation. The reason these low compression (8.5:1) Lycoming and…

Loved that Charger concept. It’s a shame it never saw production. 

Probably an overseas buyer like the other guy said. Too much hassle to change the VIN and paint the car for it to stay in the US I’d think. 

“Effortless tool”?

Hell no, it’s worth much more intact.

Hell no, it’s worth much more intact.

If a private seller was asking these prices, we’d be reading about it in one of Rob’s NPOCP pieces.

I hadn’t considered the km to mi conversion. As far as Y rated tires, who actually takes these cars up to their max speed anyway? 

I’ve owned three TDIs and they were all good cars (I skipped the problem child Mk4) but what is the dealer rationale for selling used cars for way over new retail??