Avgas is far more exciting than diesel for lighting the bonfire out the back of the clubhouse after a days flying.
Redmond _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Neumann Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2008 9:10 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: [Aus-soaring] Diesel fuel considerations One problem with diesel fuel is that it is almost unavoidably messy. It also has a rather unpleasant smell which can be yours to enjoy for the rest of your day's activities after a tank fill. Because it is not very volatile at normal temperatures - if at all - traces of it remain wherever it spills. It's almost always on the handling parts of fuelling nozzles, on the tarmac alongside of the pump where someone overfilled their tank earlier, and it sticks to your hands and footwear. When you reach for your wallet at the checkout, it's transferred to your coat/trousers and credit card and the stuff on your shoes will be rubbed off on the floor of your vehicle. Any leak or spillage on the vehicle will attract and retain dust like you wouldn't believe. I get over this to some degree by keeping a pair of rubber gloves in the back of my diesel ute which I use for the hands-on part of the service station visit. Quaint perhaps but it seems to alleviate most of the residue problems. I'm in the "switch (passenger) car" process at the present. Diesel is off the short list partly because of this issue, but also because neither of the cars on the short list (Imprezza & Lancer) are available in a diesel option. The (diesel) ute will remain on the payroll for the foreseeable future. FWIW Terry
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