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Its fine as a diesel. All it needs is a turbo.
6.6 Duramax L5P or 640 BBC?Wonderful.
Needs a modern engine swap BAD
Those who have to merge onto 60mph roads that often have traffic above that?Who cares what the 0-60 is?
Those who have to merge onto 60mph roads that often have traffic above that?
I get it, it can be done, and its a classic car, enjoy it as it is. No way I’d use it near rush hour though.
Who cares what the 0-60 is? A car like that would be fun to just drive around town, or for a leisurely drive on a country road. Of course, with no a/c, it kind of limits the times that you would be able to enjoy it.
That pretty much rules out where I live then. While I could avoid the highway and take back roads, our 50mph roads are traveled routinely at 60mph. Sunday afternoon drives I guess. Toss in some hills and ugh.Oh, absolutely. But perhaps you missed the next two sentences? All this discussion about how much of a slug this car would be on today's interstate highways is, in my humble opinion, a moot point. Why would anyone drive a car like that on a highway that is designed for high speed? Instead, use it for more leisurely driving. Places where you will never be merging into 60 mph + traffic.
There is zero chance that this car has spent any meaningful time above ~100kph.Some of these comments about not being able to drive it on highways is just funny. You DO realize these came from the land of the autobahn? With NO speed limits. Where going 100 mph is no big deal even 50 years ago when then car was common. It's top speed is over 80 mph and is built like a tank. It can handle any highway in the U.S. just fine.
I actually have experience first hand driving a few of these - even a beetle of that vintage easily walks past these. The 240D with a turbo will get to 80 without too much fuss but a 200D won't even hit us hwy speed limits a 1/4 mile after the on-rampSome of these comments about not being able to drive it on highways is just funny. You DO realize these came from the land of the autobahn? With NO speed limits. Where going 100 mph is no big deal even 50 years ago when then car was common. It's top speed is over 80 mph and is built like a tank. It can handle any highway in the U.S. just fine.