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Date:         Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:34:24 -0800
Reply-To:     "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bluetec diesel
Comments: To: Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM>
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>
and
Honey,
sorry
to
say
it,
but
they
just
ain't
no
way
around
it
that
by
>
their
very
nature,
diesels
are
noisy,
dirty,
expensive,
and
slowish.....
>
(
and
not
to
deny
that
there
are
now
fantastically
quiet
and
very,
very
>
powerful
diesel
engines
in
the
automotive
world
)
.
But
I
notice
Ferrari
>
and
Porsche
don't
mess
around
there.






I watched diesel Audi R10 blow away the field at the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta.  The Audis were the quietest cars on the field.   They are quieter than a Civic with a fartcan muffler.


Porsche and Ferrari have ZERO experience with diesels, so why mess?


Chris S.










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