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Old 10-23-2008, 05:53 PM   #24 (permalink)
Denis
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Stinkin diesel ?

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Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet View Post
Nobody wanted a stinkin' diesel especially after the GM 5.7L turned out so unreliable.
Know what Johnny ? The problem is that America cannot get the kind of modern diesels we have here in Europe; I am NOT a diesel man myself but I am impressed when I take the company car, a 2007 Renault Mégane station wagon with a 1,5 litre 16-valve turbodiesel and that little car cruises at 100 mph - no kidding ! I have done runs in northern France to Brussels keeping 85-100 mph speeds and you cant tell it's a puny diesel.

On top of that it doesn't smell at all ! These are called twin-scroll turbocharged, common rail injection engines.

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Denis
France
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