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> Scruffy McScruffovitch wrote:
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>> Eeyore typed this:
>>> Scruffy McScruffovitch wrote:
>>>> Eeyore at typed this:
>>>>> Kurt Lochner wrote:
>>>>>> AKA sniveled ineptly:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I began to wonder what vehicle would get an
>>>>>>> average of 35 mpg. Since I was at a Toyota dealership
>>>>>>> and Toyota has been a leader in fuel efficient vehicles,
>>>>>>> I started checking out the vehicles on the lot.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll make a very simple statement: The Toyota Yaris D-4D is a
>>>>> staggeringly good little car.... I have never driven another car
>>>>> that could happily tootle along at 80-90mph, nip past obstructive
>>>>> drivers in old-shape Merc CL500 coupes, and still take me 63 miles
>>>>> on a gallon of diesel.
>>>>> http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=52
>>>>>
>>>>> OK that's a UK gallon but it's still 50.4 US mpg !
>>>>>
>>>>> Diesel engines are a large part of the answer. The USA has an
>>>>> irrational fear of them though. Modern European diesel engine
>>>>> design is making even SPORTY diesels possible. They have
>>>>> exceptional torque which most drivers like too.
>>>>
>>>> How well do they operate at -30 degrees Fahrenheit?
>>>
>>> I have NO idea.
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>> That's rather important for people living in my area.
>>
>>
>>> How well do YOU work at -30 F ( -34C) ?
>>
>> Not well, which is why I need a reliable car at that temperature.
>> In the past, Diesels have not proven reliable in the Winter.
>
> I've never experienced such temps but the Swedes for example use block
> warmers. I imagine you can have a fuel tank warmer too.
>
> Graham

Why would I go to that problem and added energy expense/expenditure when I
can just buy a reliable non-Diesel car?


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