Re: [MBZ] OT New BMW Diesels

2009-07-23 Thread ernest breakfield
here's hoping they at least had the foresight to design the thing without the late post-injection emission control systems that have made the use of BioDiesel impossible in so many of the latest Clean Diesels,... cheers! e ned kleinhenz wrote: I wish we could buy these economical3 serie

Re: [MBZ] OT New BMW Diesels

2009-07-22 Thread Rich Thomas
Diesels are evil and will kill everyone with their belching pollution. And they will cause the global temperature to spike another ten degrees easily. I'm not sure if they are more eevil than SUVs, but they are in the same category and must be completely banned. --R ned kleinhenz wr

[MBZ] OT New BMW Diesels

2009-07-22 Thread ned kleinhenz
I wish we could buy these economical3 series diesel models in the US: http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/6660 4.5 l/100km corresponds to about 52 mpg. At the end of last year, I rented a BMW 318d while working in Europe. I consistently got 5.0 to 5.2 l/100km with that car. And it was NICE to drive. N