6spd diesel A6 Avant

[Michael L. Riebs]

> Most European diesels will not function on US diesel fuel. Our fuel has
too
> high of a sulphur content.

Didn't know that!

> That's why we don't get the nice high performance
> turbo diesels here in the Colonies,

Well, now Mercedes is producing their Sprinter Van in the US, as a
"Freightliner Sprinter", and I do believe it will come with the Mercedes
5Cyl TD engine, with the 45Mpg fuel economy... I wonder how that will
perform here?

> not too mention the prevailing (read
> idiotic) negative attitude in general against diesels.

Idiotic is right! Did anyone see the race where BMW entered to virtually
identical cars, and not until they placed #1 and #2 did they reveal that the
#2 car was - a DIESEL!

> Probably a good 90%
> of Americans view diesels as dirty and noisy,

90% of Americans ARE dirty and noisy! - - Oh, I left out the word
"Diesels" - sorry! What I meant to say was: 90% of American DIESELS are
dirty and noisy! Remember the oldsmobile?

> and as long as we have cheap
> gas, the attitude won't change.

Cheap gas? Where? Where?

Give me a MB TD engine *any day* of the week, and I will ask Keith to find a
way to drop it in my V8Q - since I don't want an MB...  It's a taxicab to
me! Otherwise excellent car.

NOTE: Keith, if you can do that for me, I'll get you that Pantera... (LOL)

Michael Riebs
Grand Rapids, MI
'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA