Right, and my point was people remember this, and assume modern passenger
car diesels are the same GM abortions of the 80's.

the failure rate of GM's engines ruined the reputation of
> Diesel engines in general in the United States market.

 

Right, and my point was people remember this, and assume modern passenger
car diesels are the same GM abortions of the 80's.

the failure rate of GM's engines ruined the reputation of
> Diesel engines in general in the United States market.

 

Right, and my point was people remember this, and assume modern passenger
car diesels are the same GM abortions of the 80's.

the failure rate of GM's engines ruined the reputation of
> Diesel engines in general in the United States market.

 

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:VIKdnSApVLZiEsPeRVn-gA@comcast.com...
: Point taken, but all things being equal diesels tend to have better MPG's,
: that's one reason passenger car diesels are so popular in Europe.


My truck gets the same mileage as my Liberty
7.3 turbostroke diesel compared to a 3.7 V6 gasser....

KJK

 

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:VIKdnSApVLZiEsPeRVn-gA@comcast.com...
: Point taken, but all things being equal diesels tend to have better MPG's,
: that's one reason passenger car diesels are so popular in Europe.


My truck gets the same mileage as my Liberty
7.3 turbostroke diesel compared to a 3.7 V6 gasser....

KJK

 

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:VIKdnSApVLZiEsPeRVn-gA@comcast.com...
: Point taken, but all things being equal diesels tend to have better MPG's,
: that's one reason passenger car diesels are so popular in Europe.


My truck gets the same mileage as my Liberty
7.3 turbostroke diesel compared to a 3.7 V6 gasser....

KJK

 

Well yeah, but you know what I mean. :-)

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:40147$435dc546$4831b233$12429@FUSE.NET...
> You wouldn't be using any gas...
>
> --
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
> .
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:n6qdnR7He--bFsDeRVn-iA@comcast.com...
>> Yeah, I wish my truck was...I'd be using a lot less gas...
>>
>> "KJ.Kate" <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote in message
>> news:GCf7f.799$wG.782@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>>>
>>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>> news:CPCdnYDip4M0GMDeRVn-2w@comcast.com...
>>> : Which is why many Americans are still prejudiced against passenger car
>>> : diesels.
>>>
>>>
>>> Uhhh... my truck is a diesel...
>>> so was the last one...
>>>
>>> Bwahahahahaaa... but my Jeep aint!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Well yeah, but you know what I mean. :-)

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:40147$435dc546$4831b233$12429@FUSE.NET...
> You wouldn't be using any gas...
>
> --
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
> .
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:n6qdnR7He--bFsDeRVn-iA@comcast.com...
>> Yeah, I wish my truck was...I'd be using a lot less gas...
>>
>> "KJ.Kate" <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote in message
>> news:GCf7f.799$wG.782@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>>>
>>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>> news:CPCdnYDip4M0GMDeRVn-2w@comcast.com...
>>> : Which is why many Americans are still prejudiced against passenger car
>>> : diesels.
>>>
>>>
>>> Uhhh... my truck is a diesel...
>>> so was the last one...
>>>
>>> Bwahahahahaaa... but my Jeep aint!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

Well yeah, but you know what I mean. :-)

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:40147$435dc546$4831b233$12429@FUSE.NET...
> You wouldn't be using any gas...
>
> --
> Billy_Ray@SPAM.fuse.net (remove SPAM)
> 2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
> .
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:n6qdnR7He--bFsDeRVn-iA@comcast.com...
>> Yeah, I wish my truck was...I'd be using a lot less gas...
>>
>> "KJ.Kate" <KJ.Kate@WhoseHotMail.com> wrote in message
>> news:GCf7f.799$wG.782@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>>>
>>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>>> news:CPCdnYDip4M0GMDeRVn-2w@comcast.com...
>>> : Which is why many Americans are still prejudiced against passenger car
>>> : diesels.
>>>
>>>
>>> Uhhh... my truck is a diesel...
>>> so was the last one...
>>>
>>> Bwahahahahaaa... but my Jeep aint!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:mvv7f.2215$Y61.552@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com ...
: KJ.Kate wrote:
: >
: > Yea, but the rest of us had fun with it :)
: >
:
: In my area, the Lib is a.k.a. the 4WD Jetta, due to the typical owner's
: driving habits.

Well, I feel the same way about mini vans, soccer moms in huge SUVs wh cant
drive worth a ---- and people yapping on their cell phones.
It's the driver, not the rig.

KJK
2O||||||O5 Liberty