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Automotive News & Views What Would It Take for YOU to buy a diesel car?
1503 messages, Last post on Nov 14, 2009 at 1:11 PM
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Replying to: jkinzel (Apr 25, 2009 8:44 am) Yes I hear you. These diesels just pull and pull. This might be inappropriate, but app 8-9 mph over (limit of say 65 mph) is almost a sleeper in this neck of the woods. I would not do it in front of a highway patrol in obvious "customer service mode", but the truth is most LEO's, unless under the "quota" gun or you appear to be DUI or driving recklessly are pretty cool about it. |
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link title Carbon neutral and we still pass it by !?
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Replying to: ruking1 (Apr 27, 2009 4:53 pm)  I just hope someone sells a diesel SUV I like before the runaway surge for diesel cars hits the USA.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 27, 2009 5:10 pm) Now I can hold my head high. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 27, 2009 5:10 pm) Perhaps sooner than later they will specify engines to run BIO diesel; from say, algae. I think you would agree carbon neutral is a heck of an achievement !!! Also no start up will say, but I have posted in the past where 15,000 to 30,000 gals per acre (hydroponically of course) is within reality's realm. Right now diesel cars have to be adapted to run on bio diesel (certain percentages of ) and the manufacturers do not like to warranty products run on (certain percentages of) biodiesel due to a host of issues, problems and reasons. |
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I'm not sure I like the sounds of that, lol. Volkswagen Launches Blog To Tell You Why Diesel is Our Savior (Straightline) 
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"Adding a high-mileage, high-torque diesel to its most popular truck seemed like a sure thing a year ago. Now that gas prices have come down, however, diesel is far less attractive from a cost standpoint." Ford Holding Off on Light-Duty Diesel for F-150
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Replying to: steve_ (May 04, 2009 8:18 pm)  It seems we will never have a diesel available in the singlemost logical place to employ one: an American full-size light duty pick-up.
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Replying to: nippononly (May 04, 2009 10:13 pm) It seems we will never have a diesel available in the singlemost logical place to employ one: an American full-size light duty pick-up. Fear not...the full size light duty pick up is part of the CAFE standard I believe (will have to double check but I'm pretty sure). What that means is if everything has to get 100 mpg by 2010 (Yes thats an exaggeration, but I can't remember what the timing and amounts are) you are going to either get 4 cylinder engines or diesels. Ford, GM, Fiat and Toyota are going to have to embrace diesel a bit more to get it done. |
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Replying to: nippononly (May 04, 2009 10:13 pm) Not really. Both the Ford and GM diesel PU offerings were going to be Fuel hogs compared to what the rest of the World has in PU trucks. I want a minimum of 30 MPG in a PU truck. This was just another example of why the Domestics may all be gone in 10 years. Those were the same old story, high performance low mileage. A 3.0L diesel is all that is needed for a 1/2 ton PU. A 2.5L 4 cylinder for the Ranger/Tacoma sized. Leave the heavy hauling to the 3/4 ton and bigger PU trucks.
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