But still, the bigger issue to me is the availability of diesel in my area. It's not too easy to find around here (The DC Area), and I am not the kind of person who wants to go out of my way for something as simple as fuel. -Dave '88 GTi 16v '88 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg
In a message dated 1/13/1999 2:05:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, lvlearn@MCI2000.COM writes: << Dave points out something that no one can deny about his driving habits. But I still argue that he's overstating his case against diesels when he says, "frankly, by the time realize that I need gas, I have about 5 minutes before the car conks out due to lack of fuel. 5 cylinder Audi turbo (gasser) is the way to go, IMHO." Dave, if you had an I-5 diesel instead of an I-5 gasser, you'd have a full robust 7 1/2 minutes instead of a mere 5 minutes b >> |
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