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

[Frank DuVal]

But it sure is FUN!!!!

Frank DuVal

Ron wrote:
> I can only imagine how you get a Corvair down to 12 to 14 mpg.  The 
> tire and clutch life must be nil.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kost" <vairmike at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> re:48 mpg VW diesel...no Corvair
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>> I've been real happy with my Duramax over the last 2 years and the 
>> price of diesel has finally been lower than gas for the last couple 
>> of months. One thing I noticed is that the new (1/1/07) ultra low 
>> sulfur fuel doesn't give as good mileage as the previous fuel. With 
>> todays gas I'm not sure my Monza 140/4 gets much better mileage than 
>> my 2500HD Silverado either around town or on the highway and the 
>> premium costs 20-40 cents more per gallon than diesel. I normally get 
>> 17-18 on the highway and 14-16 around town with the diesel and my son 
>> gets 12-14 around town with my Corvair.
>>
>> Mike Kost
>>
>> ChiefTAM at aol.com wrote:
>>> 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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