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> Subject: [MBZ] 1986 BMW 524td
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> Anyone have any experience with these vehicles? Any
> opinions ala &q
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transmission after stripping 2nd gear out it accelerating uphill.
Dennis
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1986 BMW 524td
Mitch Haley
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> That is pretty cool, kind of 60s futuristic. It reminds me of a
> scaled-up version of the Brubaker Box:
> http://www.rodster.com/articles/BrubakerBox.htm
Oh, here we go again. I had just about forgotten my teenage years with the
dogeared copies
Mitch Haley wrote:
> Thanks, I never realized those were FWD. From looking at them, I had assumed
> they were rear engined, the floor is too low for driveshafts. Toronado
> drivetrain
> with 455 V8. I bet it makes the Toronado with the same engine look thrifty by
> comparison. I like the early moc
David Brodbeck wrote:
> If you really want to see a motorhome with cult status, though, check out
> the old front-wheel-drive, V-8 powered GMC motorhomes. People will spend a
> mint on restoring those things. They have an insane following.
Thanks, I never realized those were FWD. From looking at
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:41:53 -0400, Steve MacSween wrote
> The LeSharos have a cult
> following existing outside of all reason, sort of like the
> Westie Vanagons.
I expect some of the cult following has to do with the fuel economy. They
supposedly get close to 20 mpg. That may not sound
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:55:02 -0700, Kevin wrote
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:12:02AM -0400, Rusty Cullens wrote:
> > Avoid like the plague, they only made them for 2 years, used
> > parts are impossible to find, new parts are few and far between.
>
> Head prone to cracking, and if the par
Zeitgeist wrote:
>
> The motorhomes were called Vixens. LeSharos had Renault turbodiesel
> running gear IIRC.
The really scary part is that not all of those 2.X liter Renaults in
the Winnebagos were turbocharged. Although I guess it isn't any worse
than a 240D motorhome or bus.
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 11:31:57AM -0700, Zeitgeist wrote:
> The motorhomes were called Vixens. LeSharos had Renault turbodiesel
> running gear IIRC.
Sounds familiar, and I know better than to disagree with Casey on french
engines ;)
K
Yes, Renault. Excellent motors performance-wise, but one or two pretty
gruesome design achilles heels. The LeSharos have a cult following existing
outside of all reason, sort of like the Westie Vanagons.
I know of one guy wo hauled one with a dead engine like 1500 miles back
home, just to get one.
The motorhomes were called Vixens. LeSharos had Renault turbodiesel
running gear IIRC.
On 9/16/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:12:02AM -0400, Rusty Cullens wrote:
> > Avoid like the plague, they only made them for 2 years, used
> > parts are impossible to f
some early lincon mk VIIs had them. few. maybe 1984ish. i kinda wanted one
At 01:55 PM 9/16/2005, you wrote:
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:12:02AM -0400, Rusty Cullens wrote:
> Avoid like the plague, they only made them for 2 years, used
> parts are impossible to find, new parts are few a
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 09:12:02AM -0400, Rusty Cullens wrote:
> Avoid like the plague, they only made them for 2 years, used
> parts are impossible to find, new parts are few and far between.
Head prone to cracking, and if the parts guy says they're hard to find
parts for...
But, they were
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Subject: [MBZ] 1986 BMW 524td
Anyone have any experience with these vehicles? Any
opinions ala "acquire if you can" or "avoid like the
plague" and why? Thanks!
DG
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Until the spike in the price of diesel cars in the U.S., (~ 18 months ago)
they often went for small money on eBay. Now they fetch more.
Nothing wrong with them per se, however they are rare and so is expertise on
them, either from wrenches, the parts suppliers, or even on-line.
You find a few p
Anyone have any experience with these vehicles? Any
opinions ala "acquire if you can" or "avoid like the
plague" and why? Thanks!
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