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Originally Posted by payne171
Unless the tax rates change, Americans will never like diesel as well as Europeans.
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Diesel comes with so many extra issues these days, that it isn't a solution to the problem.
I'm far from the only one having particulate filter issues.
These DPF then apparently only reduce the particle size to below the particle size that's being measured, but makes the particles even more harmful because they go deeper in the lungs.
Good call on making these things mandatory , EU !
Euro 4 (with DPF) and Euro 5 (mandatory DPF) cars have a lot of extra gear to bring down their emissions - it all comes at a stiff price, and it's not exactly free of problems.
Euro 6 standards - with reduced NOx - will make it even tougher on diesels to meet emissions standards.
With todays DPF systems, biodiesel is also out of the question, unless in small percentages. With it comes oil dilution and increased wear.
At the moment, we're having 5% biodiesel in regular diesel, possible 7.5% in future.
I'll steer away from diesel in the future.
So it's good to see this downsizing of petrol engines.