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Old 12-05-2008, 10:34 AM   #86 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Deezler View Post
I'd much rather drive an American vehicle, they just don't make what I want.
Actually do they make a much more efficent car than the Jetta TDI (Great car) - they just don't think you want to buy it HERE - they think we have all lost our emotions when car buying and simply plug the fuel cost, diesel vs gas, into a return on investment calulation and say, gee wiz, it will take years to get back the extra $2,000 that diesel engine cost me. But they don't count on us thinking about the 30% LESS CO2 we are pumping out, nor that our engine will last much longer.

When you read about the Ford with "65 mpg" - remember that is highway / city combined. The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have - BusinessWeek
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