Dispel the Myth About Bus Reliabilty

Had ours 9 years - beforehand according to her file she had at least. three engines before 8ok with previous owners - now on twice that with a Green Popper in our ownership , regularly serviced and still as strong as it good be for a bogo standard 1600. No probs whatsoever and that includes many a long jaunt - more planned . Stick a big Subo out 2000 problems a begin. Not knocking it - I've down many transplants beforehand mostly in Mini's. ( 1750 Maxi Engine ) and Rear wheel drive V 8 Escorts but I have learnt that of you want to get home save and sound ! Perhaps I'm getting .. Subo still sounds interesting though!

 

My bus, box standard 1.6 pulls and drives like it should and always starts first turn of the key after being stud for months on end. They were built to do hard work.
I keep hearing TLBers going down the subo road and I think umm they do look good. But money and the fact remains my engine is doing what it should do.

 

Get them as they should be and they are strong reliable workhorses

 

in my humble opinion what makes vw's is that they are vw.s. whilst i am still a newby to them i cannot understand the thinking behind Hybriding them. porsche maybe but Jappo!!!! Buy a mazda bongo and slip in a scuby if you to want but leave the vw.s alone

 

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I agree but I do have a 2l FI that has hydraulic lifters so quiet. Drives like a modern small car apart from the fuel consumption.

 

I have an prototype bay as well with a porsche engine in it, but at least it's air cooled and really only a VW on steroids so that's ok ?

 

Bloody predictive text
Should read An prototype bay with a porsche engine

 

An prototype bay grrr

 

prototype bay

 

Give up its a 1973

 

@it's ted the joys of tlb replacement text

 

It is the correct description

 

he means an 3arly bay

 

Right let's try again now I'm out of tapatalk
It's a 1972/3 prototype bay with late bay lights oh and a Porsche engine

 

Mine should've had the 2.0 air motor but the P/O junked it for a Scooby lump - I bought it with the one condition that the Scooby lump was removed, since had a Golf 1.9TDi put in.
Not the original engine but still VW reliability (I hope).

 

Hijack warning !!!
Whilst on the subject of predictive texts, I'm sure members on here must have a few stories any chance of hearing any, I have a few but the content may get censored lol

 

We've nothing against bays that are early, but they are earlybays