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

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Re: Craigslist [fintail] by ruking1
Jan 10, 2009 (11:07 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 10, 2009 10:30 am)

How do you like your 2009 BMW 335 D?
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Re: Craigslist [ruking1] by fintail
Jan 10, 2009 (12:10 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 10, 2009 11:07 am)

Oh, I don't have one, I built one on the website, and was astonished at the price.
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Re: Craigslist [plekto] by fintail
Jan 10, 2009 (12:12 pm)
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Replying to: plekto (Jan 10, 2009 10:54 am)

Diesel fintail owners can be pretty fanatical. I know of a really pristine 190 that went for over 10K.
 
Good article, that was fun.
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Re: Craigslist [plekto] by nippononly
Jan 10, 2009 (12:32 pm)
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Replying to: plekto (Jan 10, 2009 10:54 am)

190Dc - 35mpg, easy. 0-60 in 30 seconds.
 
Note - the same era 200D does 0-60 in 25 seconds and has 80mph top speed. 28mpg.
 
Funny thig is, if they built a few diesels with this type of acceleration today, they would probably make 100 mpg easy. Too bad they won't do it.
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Re: Craigslist [plekto] by bumpy
Jan 10, 2009 (3:39 pm)
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Replying to: plekto (Jan 10, 2009 10:54 am)

Once you get back to those '60s 190 and 200Ds, you're probably better off with the '80s 190D manual. They're faster, not appreciably smaller, and get somewhat better mileage. Tricky part is finding one that's not all miled up, beat up, or both.
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Re: Craigslist [bumpy] by plekto
Jan 10, 2009 (8:53 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Jan 10, 2009 3:39 pm)

Ah - I forgot about them. The more modern 190Ds are also good. But hard to find as you noted.
 
http://www.kenrockwell.com/190d/index.htm
30-35mpg. Acceptable as an alternative to a typical compact car. Anything with a larger engine, though, is going to be not very thrifty.
 
Oh, and they have made a 30-40 second 0-60 time TDI already. The VW 1 liter car.
Okay, it gets 210MPG, not 100... heh.
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Another SUV diesel announced by gagrice
Jan 10, 2009 (8:59 pm)
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It looks like VW will bring a 3.0L TDI Touareg to the USA this Spring. VW is getting the jump on the Domestics and Japanese. Diesel is the only way to go for good mileage in a heavy SUV. The hybrid SUVs are not much good off road and cannot tow much. I say bring em on. Never too many choices.
 
http://www.vw.com/touaregtdi/en/us/
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TDI in the Winter? by investor27
Jan 12, 2009 (9:15 am)
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How are these TDI in the winter? I was up north in Wisconsin and didn't see a single Jetta TDI or BMW 335ix for that matter. Are diesels and turbos a bad idea for us people living in the northern states?
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Re: TDI in the Winter? [investor27] by gagrice
Jan 12, 2009 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: investor27 (Jan 12, 2009 9:15 am)

The Arctic is a much colder place than Wisconsin. You will not find a gas truck in the Arctic. ALL DIESEL, mostly Ford with a few GM and in 25 years up there I only saw One Dodge PU truck. Ford has 3 warranty places. Makes them the truck of choice.
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Re: TDI in the Winter? [investor27] by gregg_vw
Jan 12, 2009 (10:24 am)
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Replying to: investor27 (Jan 12, 2009 9:15 am)

This is my 7th winter in Wisconsin with my 2003 TDI (bought in 2002). Never had a problem getting going, even with the real temp (not wind chill) more than 20 below 0 F.

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