Diesel engines power 37% of all new cars sold in Europe - 62% in
France. Everywhere, most trips are short trips, including for all
those Europeans using diesels. That may have been an issue with much
older diesels, but not these days, it's a different and much better
beast.
Keith
I live in
It is no real merit to this argument. I had diesel cars for the last 26
years. But even when I financed my studies by driving taxi in Stockholm
some 40 years ago, the diesel taxis engines last 3 to 5 times longer than
gasoline. The famous London Cab is a diesel car. In todays diesels it is
Hi,
I guess you don't live in Europe. I just read in the local paper that over
50% of the automobiles sold to date in 2002 in Spain were Diesels. Also, due
to the life style generally seen in Europe, many of these are used for
relatively short runs. Some are actually designed as 'city cars.'
The problem most people run into is when the intake gets clogged with soot.
If you run Biodiesel, you greatly reduce this problem since there is little
to no soot, or...you could always have it cleaned out by your local
mechanic. I have a VW Golf TDI and according to those on www.tdiclub.com,
My father had a VW dasher (diesel ), that was city only driven. Lasted for
years until a woman driver, ran a light, and ripped of the radiator with the
bumper of her truck. He never had any real problems with it.
Greg H.
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