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"It's a great time to buy a used/ new TDI!"
Ruking says diesel has a future in the U.S. (Edmunds.com)
I thought the discussion with Mazda was pretty interesting. Basically Mazda was saying that they didn't bring a diesel version of the Mazda6 to the USA because they weren't able to meet emissions standards AND reach their performance goals. When they boosted performance, they didn't meet U.S. emissions standards. When they met the U.S. standards (which they accomplished), they couldn't meet the performance goals unless they resorted to external after-combustion devices (like MB does, etc).
I found this interesting because it illuminates the VW motive to defraud its customers. It was the only way to get their current TDIs (current at that time I mean) to meet standards without external devices.
The new TDIs do conform, as they have a different engine in 2015/16, but for some reason the U.S. won't let them be available for sale. I have no idea why these sales are being held up.
The PM journalist by the way, has always been a strong diesel advocate, as he mentions, so I don't think charges of bias apply. He may be wrong but I think he's being fair enough.
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I wouldn't miss it. The one test drive I took with a car equipped with the DSG, I didn't much care for the "feel" of the transmission. Plus the extra maintenance costs associated with it.
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I followed a large stake bed truck this morning, until I was able to get around it on Interstate 8. The license plate was too dirty to tell where he was from. It had two exhaust stacks and was spewing black soot in enormous amounts. Really smelled bad. I just wondered if he was putting out more NOx & PM than all the VW TDI vehicles combined. I suspect he was up from Mexico. We get a lot of them. I have never seen one pulled over by the CHP.
If diesels' share of European sales falls below 45 percent or so, Degenhart said, "it would have a very negative consequence for the automakers. They would have a serious problem meeting the 2020 goals" for carbon dioxide reduction.
Of course the US is great at Kicking the can on down the road, whatever the issue may be.
As nice as the extra torque is on a TDI, it's not like an EV, with all the torque pretty much the moment you step on the gas.
The advantages of the more efficient diesel engine don't jump out at most people.
http://trailerassist.volkswagen.no/en/
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"New Mexico is suing Volkswagen and other German automakers over an emissions cheating scandal that involves millions of cars worldwide, the first state to do so but almost certainly not the last.
“Supported by a massive advertising campaign, defendants claimed that superior engineering allowed their cars to perform better, consume less fuel and emit fewer harmful pollutants than diesel cars of the past, making them a great fit for eco-conscious consumers. In fact, the complete opposite was true,” the lawsuit states."
New Mexico sues Volkswagen over emissions scandal (Las Cruces Sun News)
From what I know, the cars performed better, consumed less fuel, and emitted less pollutants than old diesels - no matter if they cheated or not. Sounds kind of tenuous. Gotta get in on the gravy train, I suppose.
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Prosecutors say the vehicles exceeded average nitrogen oxides emission limits by as much as 30 to 40 percent. Such pollution contributes to smog and has been linked with serious health effects such as asthma attacks.
Only place the test cars is Albuquerque. So how many vehicles we talking about a dozen?
http://www.mvd.newmexico.gov/emission-testing.aspx
http://www.edmunds.com/volkswagen/golf-gti/2015/long-term-road-test/2015-volkswagen-golf-gti-could-be-slicker-in-the-city.html
http://www.wsj.com/articles/south-korea-to-sue-audi-volkswagen-head-1453175077?mod=e2tw
The reasoning behind this idea is that a small diesel car in 2016 offers little advantage, percentage wise, in HP or fuel economy, to a small gasoline car, whereas a diesel in a larger SUV gives a pretty big percentage boost in MPG and certainly move the Big Lump off the line a lot faster.
One might speculate that VW would move into larger sedans, but Americans have soundly rejected large diesel luxury sedans, so I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Here might be a slant on why GM got so many get out of jail free cards ! https://www.yahoo.com/autos/it-s-obama-auto-industry-1347441215316022.html
Fine with me, as I see little need for small cars, except golf carts. I would like to see a small PU with diesel. I also think the 2.1L MB diesel is a great engine. If VW were to be forced out of the market and bought back my Touareg TDI, I would head to my MB dealer and buy the GLE300 BlueTec. I would check out the GLC diesel as well. I like a bit more room. I am glad Mercedes is putting the smaller diesel into a midsized SUV.
So really, there's no issues in my mind about running the diesels out to 250,000 to 300,000 miles. At like miles, I'm having way LESS issues with the diesels than I do with the gassers!
I should have done this in the first place, but I'm getting a full capacity rated 7,700# hitch set up installed !