[biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines

2002-12-10 Thread rucksackn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I live in city of about 130,000 people. I'm looking at buying a diesel and using biodiesel for fuel. I have a question though about the praticalities of owning and using a diesel in an urban environment. I wasrecently warned against buying a diesel engine-based vehicle if the vehicle's prima

Re: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines

2002-12-10 Thread Greg and April
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 18:11 Subject: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines > I live in city of about 130,000 people. I'm looking at buying a > diesel and using biodiesel for fuel. I have a question though > about the praticalities of owning and using a diesel in an

Re: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines

2002-12-11 Thread Keith Addison
Diesel engines power 37% of all new cars sold in Europe - 62% in France. Everywhere, most trips are short trips, including for all those Europeans using diesels. That may have been an issue with much older diesels, but not these days, it's a different and much better beast. Keith >I live in

Re: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines

2002-12-11 Thread Hakan Falk
It is no real merit to this argument. I had diesel cars for the last 26 years. But even when I financed my studies by driving taxi in Stockholm some 40 years ago, the diesel taxis engines last 3 to 5 times longer than gasoline. The famous London Cab is a diesel car. In todays diesels it is ev

RE: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines

2002-12-11 Thread desertstallion
AIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 02:12 To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines I live in city of about 130,000 people. I'm looking at buying a diesel and using biodiesel for fuel. I have a question though about the praticalities of o

RE: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines

2002-12-11 Thread Ryan Morgan
resort.) Hope this helps you in your decision! -Original Message- From: rucksackn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 6:12 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [biofuel] Diesel engines vs. gasoline engines I live in city of about 130,000