2) diesel isn't dirty, they are much cleaner than otto-motor here in europe!
even though automatic or manual they consume much less! 3) of course I mean 8 L/100 km. never mid-class cars consume 5 L to 7 L ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [USMA:20863] RE: President Carter > 2002-07-07 > > 1.) Can't say for sure on the OZ, which I think by OZ you are referring to > the Octane number. I do know that the method of calculating the octane > number in the US is different from elsewhere. The US method averages the > theorhetical value with the measured value. > > 2.) All i know about Diesel fuel is it is dirty and in the winter time it > gels and the cars won't go. Trucks (lorrys) and other similar vehicles do > use Diesel fuel. But, most cars don't. Also, the use of manual shifted > transmissions is not as common as automatic. > > 3.) Do you mean that Diesel fueled cars consume no more fuel then 8 L/100 > km? By the way you wrote it, just stating 8 litres, one can interpret it to > mean after a car burns 8 litres, it stops running. > > John > > > > what makes me wondering is that US fuel has a lower OZ than european > > > > btw, why is diesel not that common in the US? > > > > 40 % of all card is germany are diesel, they consume not more than 8 > liters! > > >
