View Single Post
Old 12-14-2020, 11:00 PM   #16 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
High Altitude Hybrid
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Gunnison, CO
Posts: 2,075

Avalon - '13 Toyota Avalon HV
90 day: 40.45 mpg (US)

Prius - '06 Toyota Prius
Thanks: 1,128
Thanked 584 Times in 463 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by ssullivan View Post
Hi Isaac, what gear were you shifting into?

It is a bit of a conspiracy theory but I suspect the government took money from big oil to kill diesel with regulation and selling gasoline. The stock TDI was decent but with a tune and injectors they are great. I assume this worsens the NOx emissions but carbon emissions are the urgent issue right? Interestingly, a lot of commercial diesels got caught cheating before VW did.
Oops! I thought I wrote "top gear" but it came out "to hear". Top gear "5th" by 35mpg.
  Reply With Quote