Ha. That is an excellent point! Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 18, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Dave Walton <walton.d...@gmail.com> wrote: Then don't buy an electric or a hybrid. Those are cheating the system too. In fact, buying any high MPG vehicle means you are not paying your fair share of road tax. -Dave Walton On Apr 18, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com> wrote: Not to mention using untaxed fuel is cheating your fellow Americans. On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Dave Walton <walton.d...@gmail.com> wrote: If you were thinking about running alternate fuels in your new diesel - don't. You cannot use any concentration of biodiesel in 2007 and later diesels unless you hollow out the particulate filter and modify the ECU to disable the purge cycle. I'm thinking that's probably a felony, although kits to do just that are available for the V-10 Touareg. As far as I know, all current models are still injecting fuel during the exhaust stroke to burn off crud in the filter. If that's not the case - for any make and models - please let me know. Biodiesel tends not to vaporize completely, migrate around the rings, drip into the oil pan, and polymerize the engine oil turning it into a solid. I've been running WVO and biodiesel for over a decade and I am an alternate fuel advocate. But you need to use the appropriate vehicle. Even if the manufacturer of an exhaust stroke injection system says you can run 5-10% biofuel, I would not - assuming you want to keep the vehicle after the warranty expires. -Dave Walton On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:42 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: If you were thinking about buying a new car, and expect to keep it for the next 15-20 years, which fuel do you think would be more readily available in the last five years of ownership, and why? Would a VW TDI be likely to last that long at 10,000 miles per year? A current C class? -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
