[s-cars] Q7 High-bred

[Lee Levitt]

Q7 just written up in one of the car mags. Height given as 68". That won't
fit in my garage! Oops!

And speaking of biodiesel...any pre-CDI turbodiesel will run 100% biodiesel
with no problems. Pull up a 2 year old Mercedes 300SD, or a 10 year old
Passat tdi to the pump, fill it up and off you go. 
 
New diesels with the common rail technology are still being evaluated. VW
doesn't officially support anything higher than 2% bio... However, I know of
one guy who converted a *new* Mercedes CDI to run straight vegetable oil
(and the conversion entails no more than installing a second tank in the
trunk, fluid warmers in the tank, an extra filter or three and some fuel
hose that integrates with the existing fuel delivery system...about $800 in
parts and a half day of labor.

My new (to me) td will run 100% biodiesel 9 months out of the year, as
available. (Depends on how often I want to *make* the stuff!)

Lee


> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of brian hoeft
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 1:05 PM
> To: Sam Clarkson
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Q7 High-bred
> 
> well, i should first admit that i dont like SUV's or the idea 
> of audi having one, or the way it looks, or that it doesnt 
> have locking diffs, but market statistics dont lie and theyve 
> got a responsibility to shareholders i suppose...
>  a hybrid that large would be difficult to power i imagine, 
> while still satisfying most owners expectations.
>  its already so unappealing to me, id have no problem seeing 
> solar panels everywhere.
>  how about turbo biodiesel? is that even possible.
>  what about hempseed oil :)
>  i dont want to own a car without a clutch, though DSG is 
> preferred of siptonic..
>  hydrogen and power plug stations will be needed more 
> prolifically if they are to be accepted and used widely  
> alternative fuels are great, but with fuel companies hesitant 
> on adding acetone to their additives packages, weve got a 
> long way to go.
>  i apologize if i sound negative. im all for hybrids, and 
> optimistic for the future, so hopefully others have more 
> constructive input.
>  until then, ill love pumping my clutch(when it pumps) and 
> petrol for g-forces,  -brian  On 9/20/05, Sam Clarkson 
> <sam at edgetoedge.co.nz> wrote: 
> > 
> > Hmmm a hybrid Q7 sounds interesting, what do all you audiophiles 
> > think. I'd like us to make up a wish list and send it to 
> Audi, since 
> > it's still in the development stage and all.
> > 1 a turbo diesel that can take a high % of bio-fuel.
> > 2 DSG for those that don't like tiptrannys.
> > 3 ability to plug in to charge the battery bank (not just engine
> > charging)
> > 4 solar roof charging of the batteries.
> > let the debate begin....
> > 
> > 
> > Sam Clarkson
> > 
> > 1990 200TQA
> > 1994 S4 6speed
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