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 >> >> >> > > > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > |
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 >> >> >> > > > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > |
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 >> >> >> > > > > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > |
Re: Diesels are the way to go
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 ass. 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 > > > |
Re: Diesels are the way to go
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 ass. 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 > > > |
Re: Diesels are the way to go
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 ass. 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 > > > |
Re: Diesels are the way to go
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 ass. 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 > > > |
Re: Diesels are the way to go
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 -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Diesels are the way to go
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 -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Re: Diesels are the way to go
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 -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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