On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:14:15 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:50:58 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:04:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On the same note, I was reading the other day that diesel power may
soon become the engine of choice for a wide range of both passenger
vehicles as well as trucks. The new ones are clean, very fuel
efficient and make more practical sense than any of the electric
hybrids currently available.

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In Europe where fuel is more than twice as expensive as it is here, a
high percentage of the passenger vehicles are diesel power. They are
not performance slugs either like the old Volkswagon and Mercedes
models.

Hey, this turbo-charged 1.4L diesel in my wife's VW is a sporty little bugger. I probably couldn't
outrun a Mustang GT, but it'd have to be filled up a lot more often then the VW. It has no problems
merging on the interstate.


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The original VW Rabbit diesel was not turbo'd and it had a hard time
getting out of its own way. We owned one back in the late 70s and
could have sold it for more than we payed a year later when gas lines
were going around the block.

On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:44:22 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:14:15 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:50:58 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:04:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On the same note, I was reading the other day that diesel power may
soon become the engine of choice for a wide range of both passenger
vehicles as well as trucks. The new ones are clean, very fuel
efficient and make more practical sense than any of the electric
hybrids currently available.

===

In Europe where fuel is more than twice as expensive as it is here, a
high percentage of the passenger vehicles are diesel power. They are
not performance slugs either like the old Volkswagon and Mercedes
models.

Hey, this turbo-charged 1.4L diesel in my wife's VW is a sporty little bugger. I probably couldn't
outrun a Mustang GT, but it'd have to be filled up a lot more often then the VW. It has no problems
merging on the interstate.


====

The original VW Rabbit diesel was not turbo'd and it had a hard time
getting out of its own way. We owned one back in the late 70s and
could have sold it for more than we payed a year later when gas lines
were going around the block.

My brother had one of the little VW diesel pickups back then. You're right - way underpowered.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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