More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
06-03-2004, 12:44 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 23:07:35 UTC "Jerry McG"
<gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote:
> So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive curse
> (the diesel engine) when my memory banks of VW diesel horror stories were
> suddenly jolted loose and dislodged. Apparently the ill-advised proponents
> of the proposition that passenger car diesels should again wreak havoc on
> our senses and tranquility, let alone be forced upon Jeep owners, have slunk
> off to plot their evil plans in secret. We're wise to the scam, but, I
> digress....
LOL. My oldest son was the lucky? recipient of one of those that had
belonged to an aunt of his SO. Since he was broke and it was free, he
jumped at it - only had something like 15,000 miles on the clock.
Anyway, he fought the problems you mention for a year or so when
Mother Nature stepped in give him a clue. He and the GF took off to
Vegas for a weekend to attend a wedding. when they got back, here was
his VW sitting in the driveway - with a hugh apple tree that had blown
down while he was gone laying right down the center of that POS.
Looked like the Home Improvement episode where they dropped the big
I-beam on the old chevy wagon: roof touching the floor for most of the
length of the cab. Talk about lucking out - the tree was a neighbor's
and his homeowners insurance covered the loss. My son got more for
that damned thing than I thought possible (or legal).
I never saw so many things go wrong as on that engine - just one thing
after the other!
--
Will Honea
<gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote:
> So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive curse
> (the diesel engine) when my memory banks of VW diesel horror stories were
> suddenly jolted loose and dislodged. Apparently the ill-advised proponents
> of the proposition that passenger car diesels should again wreak havoc on
> our senses and tranquility, let alone be forced upon Jeep owners, have slunk
> off to plot their evil plans in secret. We're wise to the scam, but, I
> digress....
LOL. My oldest son was the lucky? recipient of one of those that had
belonged to an aunt of his SO. Since he was broke and it was free, he
jumped at it - only had something like 15,000 miles on the clock.
Anyway, he fought the problems you mention for a year or so when
Mother Nature stepped in give him a clue. He and the GF took off to
Vegas for a weekend to attend a wedding. when they got back, here was
his VW sitting in the driveway - with a hugh apple tree that had blown
down while he was gone laying right down the center of that POS.
Looked like the Home Improvement episode where they dropped the big
I-beam on the old chevy wagon: roof touching the floor for most of the
length of the cab. Talk about lucking out - the tree was a neighbor's
and his homeowners insurance covered the loss. My son got more for
that damned thing than I thought possible (or legal).
I never saw so many things go wrong as on that engine - just one thing
after the other!
--
Will Honea
06-03-2004, 01:11 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Jerry McG did pass the time by typing:
> > So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> > (the diesel engine)
>
> http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/golfvrcr/
>
> :)
>
> --
> DougW
ROFLMAO! You mean to tell me that over 120 years after the invention of the
automobile exactly ONE race vehicle exists with a diesel engine? Game, Set
and MATCH! (...why, hey, that's a good idea, let's set a MATCH to it!)
06-03-2004, 01:11 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:0Atvc.9178$W01.1251@okepread01...
> Jerry McG did pass the time by typing:
> > So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> > (the diesel engine)
>
> http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/golfvrcr/
>
> :)
>
> --
> DougW
ROFLMAO! You mean to tell me that over 120 years after the invention of the
automobile exactly ONE race vehicle exists with a diesel engine? Game, Set
and MATCH! (...why, hey, that's a good idea, let's set a MATCH to it!)
06-03-2004, 01:11 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:0Atvc.9178$W01.1251@okepread01...
> Jerry McG did pass the time by typing:
> > So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> > (the diesel engine)
>
> http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/golfvrcr/
>
> :)
>
> --
> DougW
ROFLMAO! You mean to tell me that over 120 years after the invention of the
automobile exactly ONE race vehicle exists with a diesel engine? Game, Set
and MATCH! (...why, hey, that's a good idea, let's set a MATCH to it!)
06-03-2004, 01:11 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:0Atvc.9178$W01.1251@okepread01...
> Jerry McG did pass the time by typing:
> > So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> > (the diesel engine)
>
> http://www.streetracersonline.com/articles/golfvrcr/
>
> :)
>
> --
> DougW
ROFLMAO! You mean to tell me that over 120 years after the invention of the
automobile exactly ONE race vehicle exists with a diesel engine? Game, Set
and MATCH! (...why, hey, that's a good idea, let's set a MATCH to it!)
06-03-2004, 01:16 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"John Davies" <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:07:35 -0600, "Jerry McG"
> <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote:
>
> >So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> >(the diesel engine) when my memory banks of VW diesel horror stories were
> >suddenly jolted loose and dislodged. Apparently the ill-advised
proponents
> >of the proposition that passenger car diesels should again wreak havoc on
> >our senses and tranquility, let alone be forced upon Jeep owners, have
slunk
> >off to plot their evil plans in secret. We're wise to the scam, but, I
> >digress....
>
> REST OF DRIVEL SNIPPED
>
> So, we are to assume you dislike diesels?
Dislike? No, DETEST is more the word you are looking for!
> Shame on you. <
Shame on ME? Hey, I'm not the one trying to pawn off th devils own internal
combustion smoke belcher on the public! We've been through this bull$#!t
before with these POS's, there's no need to repeat a bad idea 25+ years
removed. However, YOU can go buy a clattering Golf diesel and tell us all
how you like it a year later! (That black stuff in the radiator is OIL!)
>
>
>
> John Davies
> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
> '96 Lexus LX450
> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
> Spokane WA USA
06-03-2004, 01:16 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"John Davies" <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:07:35 -0600, "Jerry McG"
> <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote:
>
> >So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> >(the diesel engine) when my memory banks of VW diesel horror stories were
> >suddenly jolted loose and dislodged. Apparently the ill-advised
proponents
> >of the proposition that passenger car diesels should again wreak havoc on
> >our senses and tranquility, let alone be forced upon Jeep owners, have
slunk
> >off to plot their evil plans in secret. We're wise to the scam, but, I
> >digress....
>
> REST OF DRIVEL SNIPPED
>
> So, we are to assume you dislike diesels?
Dislike? No, DETEST is more the word you are looking for!
> Shame on you. <
Shame on ME? Hey, I'm not the one trying to pawn off th devils own internal
combustion smoke belcher on the public! We've been through this bull$#!t
before with these POS's, there's no need to repeat a bad idea 25+ years
removed. However, YOU can go buy a clattering Golf diesel and tell us all
how you like it a year later! (That black stuff in the radiator is OIL!)
>
>
>
> John Davies
> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
> '96 Lexus LX450
> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
> Spokane WA USA
06-03-2004, 01:16 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"John Davies" <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3pusb0910ei29tb8gfmkjp2cvpe1sn9ib2@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:07:35 -0600, "Jerry McG"
> <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote:
>
> >So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> >(the diesel engine) when my memory banks of VW diesel horror stories were
> >suddenly jolted loose and dislodged. Apparently the ill-advised
proponents
> >of the proposition that passenger car diesels should again wreak havoc on
> >our senses and tranquility, let alone be forced upon Jeep owners, have
slunk
> >off to plot their evil plans in secret. We're wise to the scam, but, I
> >digress....
>
> REST OF DRIVEL SNIPPED
>
> So, we are to assume you dislike diesels?
Dislike? No, DETEST is more the word you are looking for!
> Shame on you. <
Shame on ME? Hey, I'm not the one trying to pawn off th devils own internal
combustion smoke belcher on the public! We've been through this bull$#!t
before with these POS's, there's no need to repeat a bad idea 25+ years
removed. However, YOU can go buy a clattering Golf diesel and tell us all
how you like it a year later! (That black stuff in the radiator is OIL!)
>
>
>
> John Davies
> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
> '96 Lexus LX450
> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
> Spokane WA USA
06-03-2004, 01:16 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
"John Davies" <saab95aerowagon@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3pusb0910ei29tb8gfmkjp2cvpe1sn9ib2@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:07:35 -0600, "Jerry McG"
> <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote:
>
> >So, here we were waxing on the non-merits of Dr. Diesel's automotive
curse
> >(the diesel engine) when my memory banks of VW diesel horror stories were
> >suddenly jolted loose and dislodged. Apparently the ill-advised
proponents
> >of the proposition that passenger car diesels should again wreak havoc on
> >our senses and tranquility, let alone be forced upon Jeep owners, have
slunk
> >off to plot their evil plans in secret. We're wise to the scam, but, I
> >digress....
>
> REST OF DRIVEL SNIPPED
>
> So, we are to assume you dislike diesels?
Dislike? No, DETEST is more the word you are looking for!
> Shame on you. <
Shame on ME? Hey, I'm not the one trying to pawn off th devils own internal
combustion smoke belcher on the public! We've been through this bull$#!t
before with these POS's, there's no need to repeat a bad idea 25+ years
removed. However, YOU can go buy a clattering Golf diesel and tell us all
how you like it a year later! (That black stuff in the radiator is OIL!)
>
>
>
> John Davies
> http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
> '96 Lexus LX450
> '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
> Spokane WA USA
06-03-2004, 01:27 AM
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Re: More VW Diesel Knee-Slappers
My 82 VW diesel Jetta has over 130k miles on it, runs great, doesn't drip or
burn oil, and gets 50 MPG on the freeway, and 38 MPG on Sierra mountain
roads. It's incredible what performing scheduled maintenance on-time will
do. I would not trade it for your jeep. I think you are just jealous.
I burn so little fuel that refining my own free bio-diesel would be silly.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California