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Replying to: mikemartin (Jun 27, 2009 7:10 pm) I was on the verge (or so I thought) of buying a 2009 TDI, but don't want to be orphaned with a long-term maintenance problem. Maybe it is all a bad dream and doesn't really amount to anything.
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Replying to: jim1977 (Jun 29, 2009 6:44 am) |
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 28, 2009 7:06 pm) Personally, aside from the gear heads and aficionados, I don't think more than 10% of Americans would buy a diesel even if they guaranteed you 50 mpg  $5 a gallon. Why? Because as fuel costs go up, gas engine efficiency, aerodynamic design and weight-saving technology goes up---historically this has always been true at least. so I guess I'm saying that diesel tech is not a solution, but rather an alternative out of many alternatives. for some however, the perfect solution --people like me, who need some cargo capacity, like in a sportwagon, and who drive 20000 miles a year. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 29, 2009 7:02 am) so I guess I'm saying that diesel tech is not a solution, but rather an alternative out of many alternatives. for some however, the perfect solution --people like me, who need some cargo capacity, like in a sportwagon, and who drive 20000 miles a year. "... Then I would think we are saying the same things, to you agree with my past posts or recent past posts. 
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 29, 2009 7:17 am) also maybe you are more lenient toward VWs reputation than most people, who I think are rather wary of the company's past record in certain areas---specifically, electronic glitches and dealer service.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 29, 2009 7:20 am) It might be IF,... say the head bureaucrat/legislator, President Obama did a President Kennedy equivalent (to the moon by June). By saying we need 25% diesel passenger vehicle fleet (63.85 M) by a date certain. My swag of the chances of this? Christ's Second Coming will be sooner. Not to reference a long closed SUV thread, but it took SUV's INXS of 30 years to go from 1/2% of the passenger vehicle fleet to 12% of the passenger vehicle fleet !!!! ??? Even at that SNAILS pace MY growth rate of .00333% per year, some folks saw that as the attack of the Hordes and the end of western civilization as we know it. These folks can't even pass a constitutionally mandated on time budget, but the CA legislature ran into that (on a minor level) when the overwhelming democratic legislature passed a "MANDATORY 3% of CA MY new car sales" to be plug in electric, (some years back) I have read in passing CA has 24 M registered vehicles so an obvious figure would be eventually 720,000 vehicles. This ill conceived effort literally died overnight. I actually bought VW's in SPITE of their reputations. I think it is even apparent to them, they need to work to reverse the negative reputation they have worked so hard in polishing !!?? I think the biggest problem is unseen. It is the pursuit of the (next) the "MAGIC BULLET" assumption. Logic would dictate pursuing that led us into this intellectual problem in the first place. |
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Replying to: jogousa (Jun 29, 2009 5:17 am) Goggle it and see what you think.
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Replying to: ndmike88 (Jun 29, 2009 12:56 pm) 85 Plus (RedLine) Designed for use in all diesel engines. Contains extremely powerful lubricants, detergents, seal conditioners, fuel stabilizers and rust preventatives, but without smoke suppressant Red Line 85 Plus contains additional cetane improvers which boost the fuel 5-9 cetane numbers and additional lubricants which reduce wear in low sulfur fuel by 75%. This improvement in lubricity and cetane will reduce detonation, assist starting, help reduce smoking, help prevent fuel system wear and leakage and can provide 5% additional power and efficiency. This diesel fuel additive complies with the federal low sulfur content requirements for use in diesel motor vehicles and nonroad engines.
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Replying to: ndmike88 (Jun 29, 2009 12:56 pm) |
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Replying to: jogousa (Jun 29, 2009 2:49 pm)
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