<VV> VW Diesel ( no Corvair content)

[kenfran at comcast.net]

The US pollution regs are what keeps many European diesels out of the US. 
A couple of years ago when I was in Romania, my wife's goddaughter's 
husband let me drive their Czech-built Skoda. That is their division's 
version of a diesel Passat . I was amazed at the torque that the car had. 
Acceleration was great.

Ken Franson

> From: "Ken Campbell" <deltainc at grm.net>
> OWCH.
> a buddy brought his vw '06 turbo diesel around to humble me .. it worked!!
> This thing is a very nice coach .... not a little butt cruncher like gm
> would build, it's bigger than a toyota corolla .......but of course, his
> instant readout/fuel mileage cd screen ..... reading up to 65 mpg when he
> cooled it a bit .....  really hurt me !!!  cruized at about 44 mpg ....
> 
> Especially interesting when he pulled onto the main highway and burnt a
> little rubber for my benefit ( from a standing start ... )  whizzzzzz.....
> 
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> Go get a ride in one of these ... and then call your congressman and ask him
> where the heck the ford and chevvvy versions are ....

> 
> Even VW quit selling diesels in the US momentarily since almost no one 
> would buy them but they are now bringing them back this fall I think...
> found out when I checked on a diesel wagon for my wife...which she 
> would have nothing to do with anyway.  
> 

> Mark Noakes
> 
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