On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:51 -0700, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I *think* the whole thing boils down to car execs being basically > "average Americans" and not understanding why some of us don't want > diesels. I'm sure they could sell us diesels if they decided it was worth > doing. It seems like just about every F250-F350 is a diesel now, I see > them all over the place... I'm not sure that's really helping matters for people who'd like to see passenger car diesels. Those trucks sound like a Freightliner semi tractor off the line at a stoplight, complete with belching black clouds. So that only reinforces the image of diesels as noisy, smoky, and slow. Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com