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What Would It Take for YOU to buy a diesel car?

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#7957 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [fintail] by gagrice

Feb 07, 2013 (8:22 am)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 07, 2013 8:09 am)
It's scary that we were once in a mindless irresponsible police state brazen enough to chase people for having low cars.
 
In the early 1960s the cops would come into Oscar's Drive-in with a long stick that had a 6" piece on the end. If any part of your car was closer than 6" from the ground you got a ticket. My buddy had a brand new 1961 Chevy and the exhaust was less than 6". He went to the dealer with the ticket and after a couple court appearances got off the hook. By contrast today you can be in a hit and run in CA and likely never be prosecuted for lack of witnesses.
How times have changed.

#7958 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [gagrice] by fintail

Feb 07, 2013 (8:40 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Feb 07, 2013 8:22 am)
The cop who wrote that ticket should have been canned, losing his pension at the same time. The culture when people blindly respected a badge wasn't always better than today - pull a stunt like that enough times now, and one might not make it home.
 
Back when there was a middle class, almost no diesel cars or even trucks, etc, times have changed indeed

#7959 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [fintail] by steve_ HOST

Feb 07, 2013 (8:40 am)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 07, 2013 8:40 am)
Here's a diesel lover for you:
 
A Mercedes With Tenure (NY Times)

#7960 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [steve_] by fintail

Feb 07, 2013 (8:47 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Feb 07, 2013 8:40 am)
The classic cars site beat you to that by a couple days
 
Now there's a typical old school diesel owner, everything done by calculated logic, even the color. Also, MBs old school clientele.

#7961 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [steve_] by gagrice

Feb 07, 2013 (9:01 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Feb 07, 2013 8:40 am)
No reason to get rid of a vehicle that runs good and gets that kind of mileage. Proving you can have luxury and economy in the same vehicle. Glad she pointed this out to those that believe otherwise.
 
“Diesel was hard to find in those days,” she said of driving in the late 1970s. “We’d carry an extra couple of gallons in a gas can in the trunk. Today, it’s everywhere.”

#7962 of 9396 Cruze Diesel: $26k by ateixeira

Feb 07, 2013 (9:16 am)

http://www.edmunds.com/auto-shows/chicago/2013/2014-chevrolet-cruze-clean-turbo-- diesel-starts-at-25695.html
 
Ouch, nearly $2 grand more than a Jetta TDI?
 
It does have leather, and 17" rims, but that price will make it a tough sell.
 
They're saying 42mpg highway, which is no better than the Eco model.
 
What gives?

#7963 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [fintail] by steve_ HOST

Feb 07, 2013 (9:36 am)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 07, 2013 8:47 am)
The classic cars site beat you to that by a couple days
 
I don't read the Times much (or the classics boards for that matter).
 
On old Boise friend of mine recently died and he drove an old MB similar to that one back in the day. He finally sold it in '97 or so and got an Outback; the MB was just too slow. But he had no trouble finding a buyer for it.

#7964 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [gagrice] by gagrice

Feb 07, 2013 (9:39 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Feb 07, 2013 9:01 am)
Here is an SUV worth waiting for.
 
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel
When: Early 2013
 
Chrysler wants more diesels among its larger vehicles. Likewise, Jeep fans—who want both the torque and the long range of a diesel—have been pleading for more diesel choices since the last Grand Cherokee CRD went away. The likely engine candidate is a V-6 that parent company Fiat already uses in Europe, good for 406 lb ft of torque and about 28 mpg when converted for U.S. EPA metrics.
 
One advantage of using this relatively small, 3.0-liter engine is that it would work in the new Ram 1500, and spy photos have shown testing of a Ram diesel. Since Ford is doing so well with its EcoBoost F-150, it's easy to see the appeal for Chrysler, which could fight back with the only nonheavy-duty diesel in the class and potentially become the mileage king of the category.
 
Read more: 8 SUVs Worth Waiting For - Popular Mechanics

 
The other 7 not a chance for my dollars. Watched a u-tube video at Moab Utah. The big shot from Jeep said diesel was highly requested for the Wrangler.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAL-PbKju0Q

#7965 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [steve_] by fintail

Feb 07, 2013 (9:41 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Feb 07, 2013 9:36 am)
They have a cult, nice ones will bring several grand. Those cars helped solidify some negative assumptions about diesel - noise, smoke, slowness. If that car was an automatic, it wouldn't really be safe for modern suburban traffic, no acceleration. But, they have a charm to them, very simple and robust.

#7966 of 9396 Re: Why a diesel SUV is the logical choice [gagrice] by ruking1

Feb 07, 2013 (11:34 am)

Replying to: gagrice (Feb 07, 2013 9:01 am)
Indeed. I say good for her !! Even as it is 37 years old, 250,000 miles the car is a literal "puppy "(6,800 miles per year).
 
If we were able to put all the diesel miles on the 2003 Jetta TDI, that we have across 3 diesels, it would sit app 250,000 + miles. After all, 50 mpg is better than 40 mpg and 30 mpg.
 
But we are liking the newer diesels also !

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