OT: Diesels are the way to go
 

Hi all,

Just got back from Europe yesterday, my first time to Germany visiting
friends, and we rented a BMW 3-series touring sedan with one of their diesel
v-6's with the six-speed auto. I'm guessing it was the 330, but not
sure...there were no tags on the car that indicated the model and the manual
was in German. Anyway, driving that car around for a week has me convinced
that the North American auto market is missing out big time on modern diesel
technology. Performance was excellent, it had great acceleration, it topped
out at about 140mph (228kph...I love the autobahn!) and I got a combined
6.8L/100km which translates to about 34.6 mpg while regularly running the
autobahn at 100-110mph. It was about as quiet as my wife's Saturn Aura,
though the engine did make a different sound, more like a four cylinder gas
engine. And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.

Just thought I'd share...

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Matt Macchiarolo
mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net

Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

> And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>

I'll bet Bill smelled it from his home.
"Eurovans" have been around for many years by many makers, along with cool
small utility vehicles like this
http://www.stampshows.com/ascension-pm.jpg

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Defender of Liberty, Advocate of Justice

Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

> And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>

I'll bet Bill smelled it from his home.
"Eurovans" have been around for many years by many makers, along with cool
small utility vehicles like this
http://www.stampshows.com/ascension-pm.jpg

--
Stupendous Man
Defender of Liberty, Advocate of Justice

Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

> And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>

I'll bet Bill smelled it from his home.
"Eurovans" have been around for many years by many makers, along with cool
small utility vehicles like this
http://www.stampshows.com/ascension-pm.jpg

--
Stupendous Man
Defender of Liberty, Advocate of Justice

Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

> And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>

I'll bet Bill smelled it from his home.
"Eurovans" have been around for many years by many makers, along with cool
small utility vehicles like this
http://www.stampshows.com/ascension-pm.jpg

--
Stupendous Man
Defender of Liberty, Advocate of Justice

Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

Did you drive down to Munich and buy a Coo-Coo clock in their Dead
Forest?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:Xu6dnWc0Q_zIrL_bnZ2dnUVZ_rqhnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Hi all,
>
> Just got back from Europe yesterday, my first time to Germany visiting
> friends, and we rented a BMW 3-series touring sedan with one of their
diesel
> v-6's with the six-speed auto. I'm guessing it was the 330, but not
> sure...there were no tags on the car that indicated the model and the
manual
> was in German. Anyway, driving that car around for a week has me convinced
> that the North American auto market is missing out big time on modern
diesel
> technology. Performance was excellent, it had great acceleration, it
topped
> out at about 140mph (228kph...I love the autobahn!) and I got a combined
> 6.8L/100km which translates to about 34.6 mpg while regularly running the
> autobahn at 100-110mph. It was about as quiet as my wife's Saturn Aura,
> though the engine did make a different sound, more like a four cylinder
gas
> engine. And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>
> Just thought I'd share...
>
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
>
>
>



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Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

Did you drive down to Munich and buy a Coo-Coo clock in their Dead
Forest?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:Xu6dnWc0Q_zIrL_bnZ2dnUVZ_rqhnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Hi all,
>
> Just got back from Europe yesterday, my first time to Germany visiting
> friends, and we rented a BMW 3-series touring sedan with one of their
diesel
> v-6's with the six-speed auto. I'm guessing it was the 330, but not
> sure...there were no tags on the car that indicated the model and the
manual
> was in German. Anyway, driving that car around for a week has me convinced
> that the North American auto market is missing out big time on modern
diesel
> technology. Performance was excellent, it had great acceleration, it
topped
> out at about 140mph (228kph...I love the autobahn!) and I got a combined
> 6.8L/100km which translates to about 34.6 mpg while regularly running the
> autobahn at 100-110mph. It was about as quiet as my wife's Saturn Aura,
> though the engine did make a different sound, more like a four cylinder
gas
> engine. And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>
> Just thought I'd share...
>
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
>
>
>



--
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Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

Did you drive down to Munich and buy a Coo-Coo clock in their Dead
Forest?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:Xu6dnWc0Q_zIrL_bnZ2dnUVZ_rqhnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Hi all,
>
> Just got back from Europe yesterday, my first time to Germany visiting
> friends, and we rented a BMW 3-series touring sedan with one of their
diesel
> v-6's with the six-speed auto. I'm guessing it was the 330, but not
> sure...there were no tags on the car that indicated the model and the
manual
> was in German. Anyway, driving that car around for a week has me convinced
> that the North American auto market is missing out big time on modern
diesel
> technology. Performance was excellent, it had great acceleration, it
topped
> out at about 140mph (228kph...I love the autobahn!) and I got a combined
> 6.8L/100km which translates to about 34.6 mpg while regularly running the
> autobahn at 100-110mph. It was about as quiet as my wife's Saturn Aura,
> though the engine did make a different sound, more like a four cylinder
gas
> engine. And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>
> Just thought I'd share...
>
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
>
>
>



--
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Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

Did you drive down to Munich and buy a Coo-Coo clock in their Dead
Forest?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:Xu6dnWc0Q_zIrL_bnZ2dnUVZ_rqhnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Hi all,
>
> Just got back from Europe yesterday, my first time to Germany visiting
> friends, and we rented a BMW 3-series touring sedan with one of their
diesel
> v-6's with the six-speed auto. I'm guessing it was the 330, but not
> sure...there were no tags on the car that indicated the model and the
manual
> was in German. Anyway, driving that car around for a week has me convinced
> that the North American auto market is missing out big time on modern
diesel
> technology. Performance was excellent, it had great acceleration, it
topped
> out at about 140mph (228kph...I love the autobahn!) and I got a combined
> 6.8L/100km which translates to about 34.6 mpg while regularly running the
> autobahn at 100-110mph. It was about as quiet as my wife's Saturn Aura,
> though the engine did make a different sound, more like a four cylinder
gas
> engine. And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>
> Just thought I'd share...
>
> --
> ---
> Matt Macchiarolo
> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
>
>
>



--
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Re: Diesels are the way to go
 

No, but we did go to Nuremburg and we stood here:

http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/r...ribuene_2,.jpg

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:4623f3d4$0$16307$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
> Did you drive down to Munich and buy a Coo-Coo clock in their Dead
> Forest?
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:Xu6dnWc0Q_zIrL_bnZ2dnUVZ_rqhnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just got back from Europe yesterday, my first time to Germany visiting
>> friends, and we rented a BMW 3-series touring sedan with one of their
> diesel
>> v-6's with the six-speed auto. I'm guessing it was the 330, but not
>> sure...there were no tags on the car that indicated the model and the
> manual
>> was in German. Anyway, driving that car around for a week has me
>> convinced
>> that the North American auto market is missing out big time on modern
> diesel
>> technology. Performance was excellent, it had great acceleration, it
> topped
>> out at about 140mph (228kph...I love the autobahn!) and I got a combined
>> 6.8L/100km which translates to about 34.6 mpg while regularly running the
>> autobahn at 100-110mph. It was about as quiet as my wife's Saturn Aura,
>> though the engine did make a different sound, more like a four cylinder
> gas
>> engine. And never once did I catch a whiff of diesel exhaust stink.
>>
>> Just thought I'd share...
>>
>> --
>> ---
>> Matt Macchiarolo
>> mlmacchiarolo at comcast dot net
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
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>