[Vwdiesel] Diesel Magazine?

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The is a magazine available in England (or used to be available) called Diesel Car or Diesel Car Enthusiast something like that.  I looked into subscribing at one time.  Hayden

On Jan 28, 2012, at 12:52 PM, James Hansen wrote:

> 
> Unfortunately we are a small audience. It remains sort of a grassroots
> movement. I have run primarily small diesels for the past 25 years and
> relied on this forum for diesel help and the general VW crowd for other
> info. I have logged over 1 million miles in only three different VW diesels
> and yet no one really cared. I started when diesel was in the sub 1.00 range
> and nobody understood it. Now fast forward to today and with energy issues
> we have and the expense of all fuels I feels nobody still gets it.
> ___
> That's about it in a nutshell Terry. 
> ____
> 
> I think it maybe has to do with diesel appears to be an such an archaic fuel
> it does not stir the interest in todays fuel conscience world. Not high tech
> enough. 
> 
> ____
> That, and I'm concerned that people have been conditioned for so long to not
> think for themselves Terry.  To accept whatever "expert" opinion is
> publicised with the right spin that we, as a culture of consumers in North
> America have devolved into a soylent green-esque brand of sheep.  If
> everyone is such a crackerjack individualist, why are there a billion people
> all addicted to the same sheeple programmer called facebook?  I shake my
> head, every time I see "this product is known in the state of California to
> cause cancer." Everyone just accepts that diesels are bad, because some
> talking head that flew to the city hosting the talk got there in a diesel
> powered jet aircraft, drove there from the airport in a diesel powered bus,
> to a building whose parts were hauled there by diesel powered trucks, built
> almost exclusively by diesel powered equipment, heated with natural gas dug
> out of the ground by diesel powered drilling rigs, just so he could tell
> everyone they are evil if they don't drive some piece of shit prius, or
> better, to walk or ride their bicycle everywhere they go.... and everyone
> just nods and smiles, while updating their status to "enlightened" on
> facebook.  sheeple.  feh.
> ___
> 
> I have been on this list for many years since the mid to late 80s. I'm not a
> big contributor but have relied on the folks here for so much help and info.
> I just don't type and compose so well and don't do a lot of computer time
> but use it as a "tool". This list was really busy for many years but seems
> to be waning.  I do know a few folks here have contributed tons of valuable
> info over the years and are still helping us.
> 
> So for now I guess this is my only Diesel Magazine. We will probably see a
> hybrid, electric and hydrogen magazine before a diesel one.
> ____
> You hit the nail on the head man. It is interesting to see how things
> evolve, as we get older, and get all tdi powered.
> 
> For what it's worth, Gale Banks Eng. did a bit on an 09 jetta a while ago,
> and were pretty kind to the VW. IIRC it showed up in some of the Petersen
> group magazines, motor trend, diesel trucks etc...  They did a good job of
> conveying how much fun it was, how economical it is while still a very
> spirited ride.  They made it more spirited, and improved the mileage, while
> keeping it within emissions tolerances.  Here:
> http://www.bankspower.com/fridaynightnews/show/8
> 
> You have to get the kids interested, either with race car stuff, so it isn't
> a Dad car. That is the main appeal to my 13 year old daughter that has a
> mint 97 golf td waiting for her. She likes Beetles, Smart cars (feh), that
> sort of thing, but diesel as she can't see why we should use so much fuel
> either.  But it can't look like Dad's car. I'd like to see an overpowered
> diesel version of some little useless sports car- THAT would do more for the
> environment in the long run by changing attitudes than all the symposiums
> and warning labels in the world.
> -james
> 
> 
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