For sure that is an issue seldom discussed. Most (gasser) folks who follow the topic (D2 folks also) already know that ULSD is the 15 ppm sulfur standard, nominally delivered at the pumps @ 5-7 ppm sulfur. What almost NEVER gets discussed and is not even known by too many (Prius) folks is that RUG (to PUG) is delivered @ the pumps @ 30 ppm. The passenger vehicle fleet is 98% RUG to PUG (249.312 M/254.4 M vehicles) It also can be delivered at the pumps up to 90 ppm sulfur, IF fuel vendors pay an off-line FEE. So RUG to PUG is any where from 2 TIMES to 18 times DIRTIER (than ULSD D2) !!!!!!*Rolls eyes at comments* I love how people harp on diesel ultrafine and nanoparticulate emissions without worrying about the same emissions from gas engines.
I totally agree with that. Perhaps having at least some other affordable diesel in the market will spur VWoA to start getting some consistency between dealerships and get the diesel experience up and something to be happy about for owners. Instead of now where we all run screaming from dealershipsDefacto that means VW will "own" the US TDI market for years to come. All they really have to do is rise from the cellar on the reliability ratings. If they don't want to really do that, then improve the dealership maintenance networks. They already make very durable machines. Dominance is VW's to lose.
For sure, you would also agree that our "informal guru system/s" is/are of regional benefit.I totally agree with that. Perhaps having at least some other affordable diesel in the market will spur VWoA to start getting some consistency between dealerships and get the diesel experience up and something to be happy about for owners. Instead of now where we all run screaming from dealerships
I've come to the conclusion that the commentators that come into those diesel blogs on the "green" car sites have an agenda of a gas-hybrid and/or BEV market only, and that diesels are a threat to that agenda. They are apparently trying to "guilt" everyone into believing that anyone who purchases a diesel vehicle, even the current generation of "clean diesel" vehicles, is irresponsibly polluting "their" air.*Rolls eyes at comments* I love how people harp on diesel ultrafine and nanoparticulate emissions without worrying about the same emissions from gas engines.
Exactly.....I wonder how the anti-diesel crowd explains the layer of soot inside the exhaust of their hybrids? Wait, don't tell me, it's from atmospheric deposition of all that ambient soot from diesels, right?
I believe they realized that if they built diesel cars as well as their gassers, their customers would die before they came back in for service or a new car...
I wonder how Toyota and Honda keep the fast wearing brake pads and rotors and non durable automatic transmissions, etc, such a marketing secret??? I mean EVERYBODY's got the word about VW !!!!Not true if those vehicles happeded to be automatics. Honda builds crappy automatic transmissions. I will never buy another one. My Honda experience has certainly been an expensive "odyssey"...
I think you're over-generalizing here. AFAIK, the problems are primarily with V6 automatic vehicles. As ruking said, the Civic automatics are very good. 175k is longer than the vast majority of people own their cars and an entirely reasonable service life.Not true if those vehicles happeded to be automatics. Honda builds crappy automatic transmissions.