Scruffy McScruffovitch wrote:
> In News ,, Eeyore at
> , typed this:
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>>Scruffy McScruffovitch wrote:
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>>>Eeyore typed this:
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>>>>Scruffy McScruffovitch wrote:
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>>>>>Eeyore at typed this:
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>>>>>>Kurt Lochner wrote:
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AKA sniveled ineptly:
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>>>>>>>>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?
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>>>>I have NO idea.
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>>>That's rather important for people living in my area.
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>>>>How well do YOU work at -30 F ( -34C) ?
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>>>Not well, which is why I need a reliable car at that temperature.
>>>In the past, Diesels have not proven reliable in the Winter.
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>>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
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> 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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>

Because Graham is one of those arrogant Brits that has all the right
answers, and anyone that disagrees with him is an idiot.

nate

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