Why is Europe so fond of diesels?

[Robert Myers]

There is another factor some might consider.  The only difference between 
Number 2 diesel fuel and number 2 home heating oil is the highway use taxes 
applied on road fuel which is not applied to home heating oil.  The two 
"different" fuels come from the same tank at the refinery.  An 
"unscrupulous" person might well purchase heating oil and store it in a 
nice large tank in or near to his garage for use in his diesel powered 
vehicle.  Now, of course, I would have never advocated such a tax avoidance 
dodge back when I was driving a diesel powered VW rabbit.  :-)

At 08:14 PM 2/10/01 +0100, Per Lindgren wrote:



>Jon R Tetzloff wrote:
>
> > Sorry, but I gotta ask.   Why the diesel craze?
>
>Longevity, fuel price, mileage, torque, politically correct? And of
>course, because of the diesel craze the resale value is higher on the
>diesel than similar gas vehicle. You must not put the inferiour
>Oldsmobile 5.7DX engine in the same category as the modern  TDIs, it is
>a whole 'nother breed. The 5.7DX couldnt go 10,000 miles without
>replaceing head gaskets. The modern diesel technology really boosted
>speed after Audi invented the TDI technology (yes it was Audi not VW)
>
>I am a bit diesel crazy myself, I have thought of building a 4kq with
>the 140 hp I-5 2.5 TDI from the Audi A6. This engine can easily be
>chipped to 170 hp and has the torque of a 6 liter V8. It would still get
>40+ mpg. Maybe I'll put this engine in the Cabrio?
>
>PerL
>92 Cabrio 2.3
>
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