Test Drove the New Jetta TDI
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Manufacturers seem to have focused no effort on fuel efficiency, we've been looking for something over the 40 mpg milestone, **** my mother inlaws 91 integra gets over 30 city, the new ones don't get that anymore, I dunno what it is, but I hope they all go broke for missing the boat.
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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='902755' date='Jun 26 2008, 05:36 PM
Manufacturers seem to have focused no effort on fuel efficiency, we've been looking for something over the 40 mpg milestone, **** my mother inlaws 91 integra gets over 30 city, the new ones don't get that anymore, I dunno what it is, but I hope they all go broke for missing the boat.
Exactly! Cars have gotten bigger, faster, and heavier, and as a result, they guzzle gas. ****, my '89 626 got 40 mpg highway. Now we've got 40 mpg hybrids that can't get out of their own way. This is progress???
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Originally Posted by Baldy' post='902845' date='Jun 27 2008, 10:25 AM
Well aren't he CAFE standards going to FORCE them into getting better mileage?
I suspect $7.00 a gallon gasoline will do a better job of that. The meaningless gesturing behind the CAFE standards is at least 10 years past due.
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The problem is still there, watch the ******* tv ads "gets 30 mpg", we should be saying "that car only gets 30 mpg?" We should be looking at over 40 city over 50 highway. Hybrids are no answer, the increased initial cost and the maintanence costs remain to be seen, who knows how much they will cost to maintain over the 50k mile range.
The euro spec jetta was getting average 55, at the time they had a totally different catalytic converter system because our fuels are so much higher in sulfer they had to put 3 cats in the us spec jetta and i'm guessing thats what killed the milage. **** I think the old TDi got better mpg then the new one.
The euro spec jetta was getting average 55, at the time they had a totally different catalytic converter system because our fuels are so much higher in sulfer they had to put 3 cats in the us spec jetta and i'm guessing thats what killed the milage. **** I think the old TDi got better mpg then the new one.
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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='902858' date='Jun 27 2008, 08:17 AM
The problem is still there, watch the ******* tv ads "gets 30 mpg", we should be saying "that car only gets 30 mpg?" We should be looking at over 40 city over 50 highway. Hybrids are no answer, the increased initial cost and the maintanence costs remain to be seen, who knows how much they will cost to maintain over the 50k mile range.
i did the maths on this. if you buy a prius, and i buy a carolla, you have to drive like 300,000miles before you even break even with me. and you might be gay. i'm just cheap
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Yea the yaris is a much better buy if you want to save gas, you are correct it would take over 300k before the increased initial cost would be recovered and highly doubt the prius will last 300k you might be gay in a prius, you are definitely gay in a new vw bug
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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='902894' date='Jun 27 2008, 11:38 AM
Yea the yaris is a much better buy if you want to save gas, you are correct it would take over 300k before the increased initial cost would be recovered and highly doubt the prius will last 300k you might be gay in a prius, you are definitely gay in a new vw bug
lol, yeah like a miata you COULD be an engineer, but in the bug, you're just gay
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mazda's car's in europe get some good mileage, i think the mazda 6 diesel gets like 48mpg or something.
i liked the BMW Diesel vs Prius test where the bimmer beat it in fuel efficiency in city and highway.
kevin.
i liked the BMW Diesel vs Prius test where the bimmer beat it in fuel efficiency in city and highway.
kevin.
