I will be using the car as a weekender and to take the wife and 15month old son on drives etc , maybe the odd track day if possible
the 2332 is stretching the budget.
I have had performance cars before(Not VW) that have cost a lot to run (servicing etc) would there be much differnce between the 2 on this side of things.
There should be no difference between the 1914 and the 2332 in terms of reliability if all things are equal, quality components and built properly, the bigger engine should produce more torque, also it's also the way you drive and maintain it.
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I don't have many facts on the specs of the engines/cars
The 72 is yellow (Steve carters old bug)not sure on the gearbox as the owner is keeping the one that was in the car for his next project.he is keeping the 1916 as well but I have asked if he would put it back in.the pan has some holes that have been siliconed up.the paint is ok although the guards and rear apron need repainting and the interior needs tidying up.
The 70 is black/blue and was at the nationals on the weekend.nothing to do to it.pan looks good.paint is good.just a few small things I would change for my own taste.
I know that 72 yellow bug well and can vouch for it having an excellent history.
personally id lean towards a 1916 for the reason that i'd be worried about reliability of anything bigger than this. has the 2332 got extra oil cooling etc? also with the extra kms on the 1916 its most likely that any minor issues have been well sorted by now
by the sounds of it you want a car to cruise around in as opposed to a high revving screamer for track use. for me anyway a 1916 with well sorted twin carbs would be the go - fat, lazy torque to cruise around on without the reliability issues always in the back of my mind
I've herd/seen that 2332 take off and it's a monster.
Still, it's always lottery - the 2332 may last you many years and the 1916 may break in a week and vice versa. 😏
the fact I was meaning was the 1915 has 20k km and the stroker has f'all, therefore buy the 1915 as it will be the most reliable. I say that, not because all 2332's are unreliable, but if I built a 'proper' 2332, I know I wouldn't sell it in a matter of a few thousand k's (or less). You work it out.
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The probability of a product failing is high in only two areas...
The first initial stage of its life, and at the very far (old age) stage of life.
Its a published trend in the areas of machine reliability trends that we studied last yr.
Hear hear Marcus, just about any Volksie can go for a few thousand k's.
A rebuild I undertook recently (2165 cc) the pistons were actually hitting the head the deck height was sooo tight, it was 4500km old and had no signs of pending doom, it was pulled down as the cautious new owner wanted to 'check it out'.
I was in Casino the other weekend at the drags and a local explained how he could only ever get his 1835's to last 10 000km, and he built three of them !!!
I hear this type of argument all the time....that any big Volksie hasn't a hope of staying together.....bullocks, it how they are built where the problems start.
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