Quite OT: NYTimes.com Article: TV Ads Say S.U.V. Owners Support Terrorists

[Rabbit16v@attbi.com (Rabbit16v)]

Actually, I don't mind paying extra for fuel and, for the most part, I
believe our low costs are the result of the gas sucking vehicle we see on
the roads now but if we were to get the cleaner diesel over here my point
was that we would probably be paying considerably more for it.

Dave
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From: "Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net>
To: "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>; "Scirocco List"
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Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: Quite OT: NYTimes.com Article: TV Ads Say S.U.V. Owners Support
Terrorists


> Hi Dave;
>     I was in England in November and tho Diesel was high by our standards
it
> was within pennies of the price of gas which averaged about 75 pence a
> litre. Even tho the cost for both gas and diesel is astronomical by our
> standards I don't get your point
> Brian Decker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Quite OT: NYTimes.com Article: TV Ads Say S.U.V. Owners
Support
> Terrorists
>
>
> > At what cost?  Does anyone know what diesel is going for in Europe?
> >
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brad Sterling" <bgsterling@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Brandon Smith" <SCIROCCO_SPEED@msn.com>; "SCIROCCO-LIST"
> > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:55 AM
> > Subject: RE: Quite OT: NYTimes.com Article: TV Ads Say S.U.V. Owners
> Support
> > Terrorists
> >
> >
> > > <snip Brando>
> > > Not to mention that the V-10 TDI Toureg will come with an outrageous
> > amount
> > > of torque. . . Something like 550 ass kicking ft/lbs. and about
310~320
> hp
> > > <end snip>
> > >
> > > This sounds great... for our non-US friends.  According to Autoweek,
the
> > > diesel is not coming to the states.  I believe it has to do with us
> having
> > > the old, dirty diesel fuel compared to Europe's newer, cleaner burning
> > > diesel fuel.  Hopefully our fuel will be similar enough to Europe's in
> > 2006
> > > when our government regulations kick in that we'll be able to start
> > > importing some of the cool diesels that they get.
> > >
> > > - Brad
> > > '86.5 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v
> > > '76 International Scout II
> > >
> > >
> > >
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