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

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

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.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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>

 

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

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

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.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
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>

 

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

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

"L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <----------@***.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
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>

 

1.) Are you sure it was a V6? BMWs are usually inline 6s. BMWs usually badge
the trunk lid with the model, and there is a 330d rolling around Europe. The
330i that is in our market is an I6, not a V6, I'm not sure of the
configuration of the diesel motors, but I thought they were an I6 as well.

2.) Personally, I hold diesel motors in VERY low regard. Having said that, I
took note recently of the Audi TDI cars running in the Le Mans Series. They
kick ***. I need to re-think my position on them.






"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
>
>
>

 

1.) Are you sure it was a V6? BMWs are usually inline 6s. BMWs usually badge
the trunk lid with the model, and there is a 330d rolling around Europe. The
330i that is in our market is an I6, not a V6, I'm not sure of the
configuration of the diesel motors, but I thought they were an I6 as well.

2.) Personally, I hold diesel motors in VERY low regard. Having said that, I
took note recently of the Audi TDI cars running in the Le Mans Series. They
kick ***. I need to re-think my position on them.






"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
>
>
>

 

1.) Are you sure it was a V6? BMWs are usually inline 6s. BMWs usually badge
the trunk lid with the model, and there is a 330d rolling around Europe. The
330i that is in our market is an I6, not a V6, I'm not sure of the
configuration of the diesel motors, but I thought they were an I6 as well.

2.) Personally, I hold diesel motors in VERY low regard. Having said that, I
took note recently of the Audi TDI cars running in the Le Mans Series. They
kick ***. I need to re-think my position on them.






"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
>
>
>

 

1.) Are you sure it was a V6? BMWs are usually inline 6s. BMWs usually badge
the trunk lid with the model, and there is a 330d rolling around Europe. The
330i that is in our market is an I6, not a V6, I'm not sure of the
configuration of the diesel motors, but I thought they were an I6 as well.

2.) Personally, I hold diesel motors in VERY low regard. Having said that, I
took note recently of the Audi TDI cars running in the Le Mans Series. They
kick ***. I need to re-think my position on them.






"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
>
>
>

 

Been there done that, I was stationed 150 miles west of you, between
Frankfurt and Luxembourg. So you haven't see the forest for the dead trees?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:PoadnQqgGMB-lbnbnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> No, but we did go to Nuremburg and we stood here:
>
>
http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/r...ribuene_2,.jpg



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Been there done that, I was stationed 150 miles west of you, between
Frankfurt and Luxembourg. So you haven't see the forest for the dead trees?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:PoadnQqgGMB-lbnbnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> No, but we did go to Nuremburg and we stood here:
>
>
http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/r...ribuene_2,.jpg



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Been there done that, I was stationed 150 miles west of you, between
Frankfurt and Luxembourg. So you haven't see the forest for the dead trees?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:PoadnQqgGMB-lbnbnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@comcast.com...
> No, but we did go to Nuremburg and we stood here:
>
>
http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/r...ribuene_2,.jpg



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