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"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01) 06/10/2018 at 18:32 • Filed to: NYC, DOTS NYC

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Talk about a unicorn (with BMW wheels, yo!) - found on my way home from Fariway:

There was a woman taking photos with me - she said she had no idea what it was, but she had to show her boyfriend.

And that TDI badge on the front? There was no such thing as a TDI back in the early 80s, so it’s an add-on. And there you have it - Pennsylvania’s finest!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Steve in Manhattan 06/10/2018 at 18:47

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bimmerwagen m golf type r diesel manual *bounces*

dogisbadob > Steve in Manhattan 06/10/2018 at 18:51

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I hope there’s a TDI turbo swap in there :o)

WilliamsSW > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/10/2018 at 18:57

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Xdrive-a-mino

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Steve in Manhattan 06/10/2018 at 18:59

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There is one in decent shape that lives here in Lunenburg WITH a period truck cap! :D

Steve in Manhattan > dogisbadob 06/10/2018 at 19:43

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That would rip the drivetrain apart ...

dogisbadob > Steve in Manhattan 06/10/2018 at 19:45

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the TDI isn’t even that powerful lol :p

Ash78, voting early and often > Steve in Manhattan 06/10/2018 at 19:53

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Probably just the 90hp/145tq version of the tdi. Those things would run on almost anything — biodiesel or straight veggie (IIRC). A lot less complex than the cheating tdis that came later.

Steve in Manhattan > Ash78, voting early and often 06/10/2018 at 20:11

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Yeah, they were just plain old diesels back then ... hell, my ‘87 300D had just 185BHP.

wafflesnfalafel > dogisbadob 06/10/2018 at 21:10

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Yeah - isn’t the diesel like 63hp or something? Those are cool - but the cabin is tiny - I don’t fit in the darn things.

DipodomysDeserti > Steve in Manhattan 06/10/2018 at 21:49

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My brother ran a ‘83 300D on biodiesel for a while. That thing did 0-60 in about four minutes.

Steve in Manhattan > DipodomysDeserti 06/12/2018 at 23:24

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As long as there was no headwind ...

Stapleface > Steve in Manhattan 06/13/2018 at 11:33

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Seeing the tags, it reminded me that when I visit family out in Western Pa, I always see a few more of these than normal (okay 1 is more than normal). I wonder how many of these are holdovers from people who bought it who worked at the long-shuttered Westmoreland Plant.

Steve in Manhattan > Stapleface 06/14/2018 at 22:55

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It was a clever (and cheap) way to sell a few more units of what was unquestionably a great design. Sure, the PA cars were burdened with full wheel covers, rectangular headlights, and other frippery, but it was still Giugiaro’s design for the most part.