Re: Bull F'ing Crap

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imrf Premium join:2002-06-06 Utica, MI	reply to pnh102 Re: Bull F'ing Crap said by pnh102: If more car companies started selling diesel vehicles once again we'd get a significant boost in gas mileage. Only if Americans can get it out of their heads that diesels are not the slow black smoke belching cars that they once were. Fact is, Americans as a whole don't embrace diesel engines like the Europeans do.
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TA63 ST215W Premium,MVM join:2000-11-23 there kudos:2	Diesel exhaust aftertreatment and emissions component costs are easily as much as any additional costs associated with a hybrid. In addition to the additional equipment costs for diesel, there are concerns about the longevity of those aftertreatment systems. Who wants a plugged particulate filter, or a leaking exhaust fuel injector (or in-cylinder injector as in the video)? Perhaps a plugged EGR cooler is preferable? »www.youtube.com/watch?v=321LwkM7i90 Significant gains for either diesel or gasoline are going to come with costs. -- Overheard: "I could careless matter of Fact"
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