OT two+ buck a gallon gas AAARRRGGGGHHH

[Marian Petrides]

The other problem with diesels, which essentially closes them out of 
environments like the one I live in (Northern Vermont) is the need for 
a glow plug to start the engine in cold weather.  We still have to plug 
our cars in when it get super cold (engine block heater) but who wants 
to do that daily all winter long?

M
On Mar 18, 2004, at 9:20 AM, Geoff Canyon wrote:

> On Mar 17, 2004, at 2:14 PM, Frank Leahy wrote:
>
>> We moved to England from San Francisco last September and bought a 
>> Ford Galaxy, 7 seat mini-van, diesel, that gets 45 miles to the 
>> gallon, and can cruise all day at 110 mph (I've driven 100+mph from 
>> Cornwall to London several times -- try that in California without 
>> spending all day looking in your rear view mirror).  (And why is it 
>> that the same car gets under 20 miles per gallon in the States?)
>
> The Dodge Caravan seats seven and is rated at 26mpg on the highway, 
> which isn't bad. Diesels are inherently more efficient, but, the US 
> market has a significant bias against diesel vehicles. It's hard to 
> make a diesel engine run as clean as a gas engine.
>
> Anyone who's overly concerned should check out "The Skeptical 
> Environmentalist," which surveys the environmental situation and 
> points out that we're often not as bad off as we think we are:
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521010683>
>
> regards,
>
> Geoff Canyon
> gcanyon at inspiredlogic.com
>
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