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Replying to: alltorque (Jun 20, 2009 12:28 pm) Seat León Cupra Seat León FR Regards, Jose
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Replying to: alltorque (Jun 20, 2009 12:28 pm) We never get the good stuff here in the third world !
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Replying to: houdini1 (Jun 20, 2009 2:22 pm) you guys really know how to rub it in !! ARRGGGHH!!  Regards, Jose |
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http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/cleaner-trucks-and-buses So I guess California got it right after all.  The world did not end when they made diesel engines comply with emissions standards.
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Replying to: avalon02wh (Jun 21, 2009 7:53 am) Well it does beg the (current ) question: why does CA STILL mandate 2 to 6 times dirtier air ???? (than it has to be) They are a minimum of 31 years behind the times. They could have "HAD" those dropped those figures "New diesel trucks and buses cut soot and smog more than 90%" easily 31 years ago,  the same time CA first mandated the switch to UN leaded gas for the passenger vehicle fleet. So what would be your calculation of 31 years of 97% less emissions???? The actual figure, standard wise is 97% ( LSD 500 ppm / ULSD 15 ppm) Indeed if they made bio diesel a viable economic alternative/option (for the big rigs; trucks and buses) , they could have it down even lower 99%(>5 ppm to ZERO ppm which essentially would mean the air is 30 x dirtier than it would have to be (using 1 ppm/30 ppm) We can actually use (point).5 ppm and the figure would now be 60 x dirtier. On the other "hand in glove" topic of diesel cars (since I would assume most of us do not drive diesel big rigs/buses) , as a comparison, RUG to PUG is STILL 30 ppm or a MINIMUM of 2x DIRTIER than ULSD (15 ppm) diesel. So with CA having 98% RUG to PUG (almost mandated) the air is least 2 x to a more normal 6 x dirtier (If bio diesel were used, and in a greater population of diesel cars...) air than it has to be, if more passenger car diesels both volume and percentage were allowed. CA still allows bunker oil (3000 to 5000 ppm ) to be burned at all shipping levels, and with NO emissions devices  CA still allow jet fuel to be up to 3000 ppm. Aviation fuel users require no emission devices, and leaded fuel is still the norm.
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Replying to: jlbl (Jun 20, 2009 1:12 pm) Correction to me previous post - the Skoda Yeti is actually Golf-based and comes in FWD or AWD flavours. Shane neither SEAT nor Skoda will make it across the water.
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 21, 2009 8:41 am)
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Replying to: roland3 (Jun 21, 2009 11:09 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 22, 2009 6:45 am) No other logic holds water.
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Replying to: jkinzel (Jun 22, 2009 9:14 am) |
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