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Group: alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove · Group Profile
Author: ClotClot Date: Jul 16, 2008 16:40
Viva wrote:
> "Bear" gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.22e6cf01e79ad651989d20@news.individual.de...>>>
>>> "Bear" gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:MPG.22e3113a853ecc12989ccb@news.individual.de...
>>> [..]>>>> If economy is your goal then a small, modern diesel is your best
>>>> bet.
>>> Not over here...diesel is more expensive than regular gas.
>>
>> It's more expensive in the UK too, but the better economy tends to
>> still balance that out in the diesel's favour, plus they tend to be
>> more reliable as they rely on compression for ignition, thus not
>> requiring spark plugs, coils, etc.
>>
>>
> Ah ha, I am learning something.
> I just read that US Volkswagen dealerships are reporting a strong
> demand for the 2009 Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen TDI...that they're
> sold out before their first ones even show up on the lot, and
> customers won't actually be getting their cars for at least a couple
> months. Buyers seem to want a new diesel passenger car. It probably
> doesn't hurt that VeeDubs have a reputation for reliability. My first
> car was a VW van that seemed to heal itself...had 21 people crammed
> in it once.
> Diesel prices here are in the $4.85 to $5.00 range...I just filled up
> with $3.86 reg. gas. But, as you guys tell me, a diesel would be more
> economical in the long run. A long time ago I had a diesel Buick
> Riviera ...gah, did the engine knock, I drove to pick up my friend
> the day I got it (used) and he said he could hear it coming a block
> away and he sure hoped it was a diesel. I got rid of it because OK
> has harsh winters, I had to leave it outside and the diesel would
> turn to jelly...and I was SOOL if I wasn't near a plug-in.
>
> But I have an nice insulated garage now...
Not so much of a problem with winter additives.
I could not believe how few vehicles were diesel in The States when I
infrequently visited in the '90s. Things are changing, I know. One of the
major problems was that Ford and GM used lumps that were built just as Noah
was designing a certain boat! Things have changed. Mostly as a result from
the continent this side of The Pond; even the Japanese were slow off the
mark.
VW were the first to get a reasonable unit into compacts but PSA really
opened up the market with their units. Some of the Ford lumps built this
side were good, but they came on streaks and bounds when they started using
PSA units. Likewise GM with Fiat. In the medium term, I'm sure diesels are
the future. I'm just so sad that Rover bombed out to be taken over by BMW
when their diesel unit was way ahead of both PSA and BMW.
C'est la vie. :)
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