It was the principle of the matter - someone lied, all will be punished. On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 6:41 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Was the change that big or just the fact VW management deceived them? I > seem to recall the actual MPG increase was pretty small. Less that 1/2 > mile per gallon IIRC. > > Of course Chevrolet got the ball rolling with their modification of gas > engine to diesel. A lot of broken cranks left a lot of GM owners feeling > pretty bad. And repairing a engine with a damaged crank is a LOT more > costly than a few tenths MPG IMNSHO of course. > > LarryT > > > > On 07/23/2018 6:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > >> I think the VW dieselgate killed Diesels in the US - perhaps permanently. >> >> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 4:23 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> BTW, When did MB stop importing any diesel equipped cars into the US? I >>>> assume they're still being made and sold in other markets... >>>> >>>> LarryT >>>> >>>> For instance: In Ireland, the majority of cars are Dissel. RTW gets >>>> >>> dissels. The goofy CARB and Feds keep them out here. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
