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From: NT788@comcast.net
> Lets just say we got these great diesels, the fuel then would cost $10 per
> gallon! War making is just to expensive! jack
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> From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
> > GM sold us not "POS" diesels, they were IMITATION diesels.
> >
> > The "on the take legislators" have really screwed us by not mandating ULSD
> > 10 years ago. They say they were trying to make diesel truck owners happy.
> > We need to introduce a new principal into American politics, Leadership!
> >
> > GM England has a small two door sports coupe that has a 1.9L TDI engine.
> > at 70, on the A-4 with a passenger, AC on it gets 51 MPG. Top speed is
> > governed
> > at 135 MPH because of the tires. This kind of diesel performance has
> > been available
> > in Europe for the last 10+ years. Why haven't we seen them? They can
> > ONLY run
> > on ULSD which we didn't get until January 2007, I think. Sulfur destroys
> > the sensors
> > in the exhaust. Modern diesel performance will blow most people away.
> > It's amazing,
> > I used to hate diesels because they started hard, were very noisy,
> > vibrated at normal
> > speeds and produced a lot of torque but no horsepower. They couldn't
> > produce HP
> > because the couldn't rev fast enough. Check the power curves on a modern
> > diesel.
> > You'll be surprised.
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> >
> > A lot of the tech. for these modern diesels was developed here in the
> > '80's and '90's.
> > Check SAE papers, you'll be amazed.
> >
> > NOTE: If you have a new diesel that says Use Only ULSD and you fill up
> > in Mexico,
> > it stops ruining and you have to pay all repair costs even if it has
> > only 100 miles on the clock.
> > Very, very expensive.
> >
> > James Tone wrote:
> > > Bryan, Look at the POS diesels the American manufacturers gave us in the
> past.
> > They are nothing like the ones today. Even with the minor problens the
>pickup
> > are haveing is nothing like the GM junk that was sold to us. Our main
>problem
> is
> > performance and how it's been pushed down everones throat. Hey we liked
> > performance and diesels have been portrayed as slow. Well now is a new time
> and
> > milage/cost is on the forefront. Hopefully the loddyist/one the take
> legislators
> > (and they all are) will take notice an change some of what's been ailing us
> for
> > years........
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