[Vwdiesel] Polo TDI

[Bryan Belman]

Yes, agree on all you say.  But, we are not the norm
by any means.  We mainly keep old diesels running
because we like to work on them and we understand
them.  We like the fuel economy and we all hope to
burn WVO some day when time allows us to do the setup.
But, NOT the norm here on the east coast.  Everyone
leases new gas sucker SUV's and Hummers for driving to
work and all the soccer moms who cart kids around in
Explorers and Epeditions.  It is just sickening.  I do
see a good bit of the Prius on the road, but only
about 1% of the cars.  WE are .01% of the cars in NY
metro area sadly.....that is my view.  Even when
driving around in summer on vacation, just never see
anything A2 or older, and never see any other diesels,
maybe once or twice a year.

--- David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> Back to cars, I personally think that when the
> overall
> picture is considered, our cars have to be much more
> green than anything sold this year.  Simply because
> think about how many resources aren't being used to
> build new cars because we are keeping 15-20 year old
> cars on the road.  Talk about reducing, reusing, and
> recycling!
> 
> David
> 
>  
> 
> 
> --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 11/28/2007 8:08:19 PM Pacific
> > Standard Time, 
> > vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com writes:
> > 
> > > A guy called in who is a trucker.  He said that
> > one of
> > > the things he shipped was the parts for the
> giant
> > > electric generating wind turbines.  He said that
> > they
> > > had to be in operation for something like 300
> > years
> > > before they would offset all the carbon it takes
> > to
> > > actually truck it to the location!  I laughed
> out
> > loud
> > > when I heard him say that!
> > > 
> >   Many of the high mileage cars and hybrids are
> that
> > way, 
> > as well as the compact fluorescent light bulbs. 
> > Takes more 
> > energy to make them than you save by using them
> over
> > 
> > something more conventional.  
> > Ever calculate the cost/savings ratio on a solar
> > setup?  WITH 
> > all the incentives that make the sale of power up
> > around $.50/
> > kwh, it takes between 7.5 and 10 years to balance
> > out.  That's 
> > 50 years at $.10/kwh power replacement or 200
> years
> > here, 
> > where power is about $.025/kwh!
> >      Loren
> > 
> > 
> > 
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- stripping for parts now :(
70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running well :(