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<x-flowed> On Jun 24, 2004, at 11:03 PM, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
Looks like it is time to post my New car vs. Old car comparison again. I did this a few years ago when this subject came up. Here it is.....Except new cars heat up the cabin more quickly, have A/C, AM/FM radio
(minimum, many come w/cassette), have more hp, don't need 3K mile valve
adjustments, and parts are readily available.
The simple fact that their maintenance costs will be much higher simply because
I can't fix them myself makes modern cars of much less value to me.
There's one very interesting field of research: How would a new car, where the premise is that with warranties and free maintenance you pay less for upkeep, stack up against a well-kept old VW with a capable owner?
jens
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Ford VW Item Focus Wagon Squareback Year of Production 2000 1968 Ave. Household Income $48,816(1) $8,632 Price as Tested $17,815 $2,771 Price/Income (%) 36% 32% Engine DOHC Inline 4 OHV Flat 4 Displacement (liters) 1.988 1.584 HP 130 65 HP/liter 65 41 Torque (ft-lb) 135 @ 4500rpm 87 @ 2800rpm Compression Ratio 9.6:1 7.7:1
Performance 0-60mph (sec) 9.3 20.8 1/4 mile (sec) 16.9 22.3 1/4 mile (mph) 81 62 Top speed (mph) 105(2) 82
Safety Seatbelts 3-point F/R 3-point F/lap R w/ F pretensioners na Airbags Driver/Pass/Side na Brakes ABS Disk F/Drum R Disk F/ Drum R w/vacuum assist
Comfort and Convenience Steering Power assisted R&P Worm & Roller Windows Power Manual Door Locks Remote Keyless Power Manual key Mirrors Power Dvr/Pass Fixed Dvr Air Conditioning as tested na Sound system AM/FM/CD AM
Other Transmission 4-spd Auto 3-spd Auto Fuel Economy(mpg) 26 24.5 Range (mile) 315 260 Seating Capacity 5 4 Seat Width (in) F 21.3 / R 49.3 F 19 / R 50.5 Cargo Volume (ft3) 37.4 24.9 Oil change interval (mi) 5,000 3,000 1st Schedule Maint. (mi)100,000(3) 3000(4) Curb Weight (lbs) 2740 2555 Warranty 3 yrs/36,000miles 2 yrs/24,000miles
Notes: (1) Extrapolated from 1987-1998 data (2) Electronically limited (3) Excluding oil changes (4) Valve adjustment
Later, John Jaranson '66 Square (Sophy) '71 Fasty (Jane - darkside project in waiting) various parts.....don't we all. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/jaransonT3/ http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/2004Invasion/ http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/notavwclub/