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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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Plus, diesel smells bad.
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Replying to: gagrice (Aug 12, 2008 7:33 am) I know the feeling. I call my uncle's '03 Corolla a "Ten Minute Car". As in, that's about the longest I can comfortably stand it for. Now I have driven it to PA twice, about 115 miles away. And I took my Grandmother down to see my Mom for Mother's day back in 2007 in it. That was about 55 miles. So yes, I could tolerate it. But "tolerate" and "be comfortable" are not exactly synonyms! Oddly though, it's not a bad car to ride in, as a front seat passenger. Maybe because as a passenger I'm just sitting there, feet on the floor, whereas with the driver the pedals are taking up a few inches of legroom, plus I have to dodge the steering column with my knee when I take my foot from the gas pedal to the brake pedal. It's also not a bad car for entry and exit. It just sucks if you have long legs and prefer a driving position where you can stretch out. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Aug 12, 2008 8:31 am) As for comfort, the only thing I don't like about most non-sporty subcompacts is that the seats aren't firm enough and generally poorly bolstered (the smart is a welcome exception in both areas). I found that a beaded seat cushion was enough to alleviate the first problem. The crash thing is a personal perception, and I don't think it's worth only breaking my arm versus my arm and my ribcage in a (very unlikely here) side collision, to have to put up with the myriad shortcomings of larger vehicles every day for six or seven years. The diesel subcompact would weigh more than the gas car, though.
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Replying to: bumpy (Aug 12, 2008 8:59 am) Big D - I - E - S - E - L. That's the fuel with the nasty smell.
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Replying to: bumpy (Aug 12, 2008 8:59 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Aug 12, 2008 9:32 am) I live in, and have recently visited, some of the "greenest" communities in the United States (San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Boulder Colorado) and Smart cars are few and far between. One sees far more MINIS, and legions of Priuses. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 12, 2008 9:41 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Aug 12, 2008 10:13 am)
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