<VV> re:48 mpg VW diesel...no Corvair

[ChiefTAM at aol.com]

There wasn't a great deal of interest in the VW, but the main reason that  VW 
quit bringing them to the US a bit ago was the new 2007 diesel pollution  
standards.  Everyone, including MB had to reformulate them for the new  standards 
and low sulpher fuel.  It will be great to get them back in the  US market, 
with the high fuel prices, maybe all the manufacturers and the  American public 
will catch on.  Of course, with more diesel vehicles, that  will cause the 
oil companies to raise the price of diesel even more.  That  I don't understand, 
since diesel costs less to refine than gasoline.  I  owned two VW diesels in 
the past, and now diesel trucks.  I would by  another one in a heartbeat, 
especially if they bring in the  supercharged/turbocharged models.  A friend just 
bought a new bluetec MB  320 diesel, what a fantastic car and engine, and the 
VW Toureg with the V10  turbo diesel would be a great SUV.  
 
Corvair content, at least my Monza gets better mileage than the Powerstroke  
F250!
 
Todd in Texas (Where pickups are King and meant to be  diesel!)



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