Unless it starts the car on fire?I can see absolutely nothing wrong with going with the cheapest unit possible.
I had a Vixen 21TD, with Webasto. When I bought it, the Webasto was falling apart. So I got a new one. The experts said the key is to use them regularly. Fire it up once a month even in the summer. I lived in the Vixen for over a year 4 days a week, and its also the water heater, so if you want a nice hot shower..... It was totally reliable for the 3 years I had it.I've mostly heard good things about the Webasto heaters, but I ran into a Vixen RV (it was the manual trans., BMW turbo diesel version- super cool) owner about a year ago that said that his Webasto had been nothing but a royal pita. He switched to propane heat. Keep in mind that was a 30 year old heater and improvements have likely been made over the years. If you've never heard of the Vixen RV's, look them up. They supposedly got up to 30 mpg on diesel!
The engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M21 made about 120hp and 150 lbft. But the Vixen was 7000# dry. It took forever to get to speed, and you had to use second gear on steep climbs. But, on the flat you could cruise at 80 no problem. Now Dustin at AFAB is putting baby Cummins engines in them!! https://www.facebook.com/af.ab.902Those were great back when they sold them here, and we had 55 MPH speed limits. But now I'd be scared poopless to try and drive one down the highway.
We had a customer that had one years ago, it was pretty neat, but it was not going to win any races. Amazing how much more power modern diesels can make.
Got some more pictures, part numbers? I started putting together a part number list then lost focus. In large part because sourcing the webasto for diesel was much harder than sourcing one for a gasser, which was surprising honestly. And in small part because I live in Southern California where I have practically no use for it.Oh btw, I did it.
It's a 2kw vevor (Chinese).Got some more pictures, part numbers? I started putting together a part number list then lost focus. In large part because sourcing the webasto for diesel was much harder than sourcing one for a gasser, which was surprising honestly. And in small part because I live in Southern California where I have practically no use for it.