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Subject:Re: New diesel from VW
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:47:46 -0600

---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: 
> What about all the homes that use fuel oil for heat? 
> Diesel does have its place and usage. 
> 

Despite the recent drop in fuel prices, diesel is comparable with the giant toaster that is called an "electric furnace" in cost for home heating.  mcneely

> Dennis
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:29 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: New diesel from VW
> 
> diesels might be outlawed ????
> that is fantastic news !!!
> 
> ( wouldn't be so bad if people would shut the damn things off ! )
> 
> lol..where I am diesel fuel is almost 5 dollars a gallon.
> and fortunately not many diesel cars.
> 
> 
> On 11/17/2014 8:33 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> > When diesels are outlawed, only outlaws will have diesels.
> >
> > Outlaw Jim
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>    If Obama came out in favor of the English system, we'd have metric 
> >> in a Heartbeat.....If Obama said diesels should be regulated, we 
> >> would have them in all our vehicles, just like the rest of the world...
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> ---- "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>>> I would love to see an affordable TDI in my Vanagon. Wait, what is 
> >>>> that
> >>> spooling woosh sound?  Ah, that's sound of the V8 becoming obsolete.
> >>>> Word is that we will see this engine stateside as soon as the 
> >>>> metric
> >>> system is adopted as the US standard.
> >>>
> >>> Well, that's not going to happen.  Don't you know that the metric 
> >>> system is a part of the socialist takeover plan for the U.S.?  lol
> >>>
> >>>> Chris.
> >>>>
> >>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
> >>>>
> >>>> Dnia Nov 16, 2014 o godz. 22:52 John Rodgers 
> >>>> <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
> >>> napisał(a):
> >>>>> A new 2.0 L four cyl 269 hp engine has just been shown by VW. And 
> >>>>> the
> >>> thing
> >>>>> gets 40-50 mpg.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thats all i can tell you right now. Saw a picture of it an its 
> >>>>> little monster .
> >>>>>
> >>>>> John
> >>> --
> >>> David McNeely
> >>>

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David McNeely