Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari is racing a DIESEL!!! mileage -some are moreequal than...

Hi Britt,

You said <<US doesn't  have quite as good availability of diesel at all 
stations as over here if I

remember correctly>>>

Actually, finding diesel hasn't really been a problem for me - along the 
East Coast.  Agreed, some intersections with a gas station on every corner 
will only have diesel at 2 of 4 corners but that's not bad.  I've used a 
diesel as a daily driver (when I parked my MGB to restore it) and long 
distance cruiser for the last 30 years and have never had a problem.
We typically have a favorite local fuel station which does a lot of 18 wheel 
business so we know the fuel is fresh and contains the seasonal additives - 
flow improvers  & moisture removers in the winter, uhhhh.. some other stuff 
in the summer ;-)
Take care - have fun with that Diesel!!
Perhaps some areas have difficulty but I havent encountered any.

Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com>

To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>

Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 1:04 PM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari is racing a DIESEL!!! mileage -some are 
moreequal than...
And you can only guess at the advances being made in the last 10 years 
over

here on the modern diesel. VW has a new V6 diesel for the VW/Audi range. 
BMW

and Merc make great engines. I am not ready for a diesel in my "fun" cars 
but

for day to day use when the huge torque and great mileage matters, a 
diesel is a

no brainer. Another interesting thing, my 2.0 diesel BMW 320d from 2 years

ago needed its FIRST oil change and service at 27,000 miles! That is on 
the BMW

computer in the car. 27,000 miles! Pretty good I thought for cost of

ownership.
Unfortunately compared to the UK where diesel is at every pump the US 
doesn't

have quite as good availability of diesel at all stations as over here if 
I

remember correctly. That will also affect uptake of diesel cars.
How about the Ferrari diesel? Anybody else here about this?
Britt

Let me add to reports about a surprisingly pleasant experience with

diesels.

Ten years ago my wife and I and another couple rented a  turbo-diesel 
Alfa

Romeo for a 15 day holiday all through the wine producing  areas of 
France.
Aside from a bit more noise when the car first was  started in the 
morning,

the

performance and ease of use of the car was every bit  as good as a a

gasoline

powered car.  The fact that the mileage was far  better and the cost of 
the

fuel itself far lower than for gas made it a great  experience.  Of 
course

the

fuel cost differential was due to different tax  policies, but the fuel

economy

alone was worthwhile.
BTW. ethanol is a bad, but expensive, joke being played by  politiicians 
who
are influenced by the farm lobby.
John
In a message dated 6/24/2007 8:23:42 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
rentiers [at] mac.com writes:
Britt:
I cruised the French Autoroutes in a Peugeot diesel some  years back,
and was amazed at how nice the car was. I can only  imagine how the
current iterations must be. As you must know the US  has gone to low-
sulfur diesel fuel so we are now seeing the early  introduction of
these cars except in the most "progressive" states  where they are
planning on banning all internal combustion. In  California there is a
bill before the house in Sacramento to  prohibit oxidative reactions
of any description - the Equine  Assistance Act.
Actually, they are all Equine Asses in the CA house  imho.
Best,
ken

BR in the UK
1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK
1980 400i (RHD 72,000 miles)
Searching for the right 512TR
2003 BMW 530d
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Re: Ferrari is racing a DIESEL!!! mileage -some are moreequal than...	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: LarryT (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:37:44 -0700 (PDT)