Ryuyasha5004
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Well stated. I had meant in general greenhouse gas emissions. However you do make a fair point. This topic was going by the wayside anyways it seems. Which tends to happen when a bunch of bored men and women get on a forum instead of doing other things. I include myself in this list.I'll toss this out since the topic kind of went in this direction-
EVERYTHING is a tool. What matters most is what is the most efficient tool to use for a particular job.
Regarding moving people one needs to consider People Miles Per Gallon (not just MPG). If Hummers were loaded to full occupant capacity they'd be getting more PMPG than a single-occupant Prius or TDi: it's extremely rare that one sees a fully loaded Hummer, but that is not the fault of the Hummer (though I don't like them), it's the fault of the owners/operators.
And, of course, when it comes to hauling stuff it matters how much mass you can haul efficiently- Mass Miles Per Gallon? I just used my farm truck to haul a trailer to pick up another trailer. Of all my "tools" this was the most efficient for the job (and likely more efficient than anything that I could have rented).
I got my TDIs because the wife and I have significant commutes: over 100 miles per day combined; about 50k miles last year (first year of having the TDIs). My car is currently settling in around 52 mpg; hers is about 50mpg. So, 53 PMPG and 50 PMPG; if we had an additional occupant then that would be: 106 PMPG and 100 PMPG.
Ryuyasha5004, I question your comment about the Prius: "uses almost double the amount of co2" etc.. The environmental concern, such that I understand it, is one of generating co2. Concerns with diesels is over NOX. (I'll keep from commenting on the global disaster that has been unleashed by the Prius builders' country; and, I'll keep from commenting on the US's number one environmentally "concerned" state -CA- and their Aliso Canyon gas leak - both of these likely far surpass the damage done by VAG's emission cheating.)
Back on topic... Mufflerectomy has no negative environmental impacts that I am aware of (db increase is negligible- I measured 2 db); if anything, not installing another new muffler means less new material mined and processed; and there's the minuscule (we know it's there, but likely too small to measure) gain in MPG due to weight loss.
Thanks for the mostly helpful comments and my apologies for thread jacking.
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