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Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....
If you want ON or OFF the DIESEL ”KnOcK” LIST just FReepmail me.....
This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days.....
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To: sully777; vigl; Cagey; Abathar; A. Patriot; B Knotts; getsoutalive; muleskinner; sausageseller; ...
VW DIESEL-HYBRID KnOcK!........
2 posted on
03/05/2008 10:45:58 AM PST by
Red Badger
( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
To: Red Badger
How many hamsters fit in that engine?
3 posted on
03/05/2008 10:47:01 AM PST by
Rb ver. 2.0
(Global warming is the new Marxism.)
To: Red Badger
The price of diesel is higher than premium gas.....can anyone say “RIP-OFF”?
4 posted on
03/05/2008 10:47:32 AM PST by
RC2
To: Red Badger
Sign me up, I just paid $3.64 a gallon last light.
5 posted on
03/05/2008 10:49:03 AM PST by
rednesss
(Fred Thompson - 2008)
To: Red Badger
Concept, eh? So it will be 4 or 5 years till VW makes it? Isn’t Honda coming out with a diesel hybrid next year?
I drove my son’s new 2008 Rabbit the other day. The 6spd Tiptronic in there is a blast to shift.
11 posted on
03/05/2008 10:50:48 AM PST by
VeniVidiVici
(Benedict Arnold was against the Terrorist Surveillance Program)
To: Red Badger
12 posted on
03/05/2008 10:51:26 AM PST by
bmwcyle
(I am the watchman on the tower sounding the alarm.)
To: Red Badger
charge the 220 volt battery Seems like if you get into an accident, someone could get fried. Ouch!
To: Red Badger
NOT SO! We’ll still run ‘em in the Harleys!!!
16 posted on
03/05/2008 10:54:33 AM PST by
1ofmanyfree
((No jobs, licenses,mortgages,bank accounts or amnesty for any illegal alien criminals ! ))
To: Red Badger
As a kid, my dad’s ‘79 Rabbit Diesel got 55 MPG. We had our own fueling tank at home. We were all set.
Seems that 14 MPG improvement is not much in 30 years.
18 posted on
03/05/2008 10:56:51 AM PST by
Notwithstanding
("You are either with America in our time of need or you are not" - W? No, 'twas Sen. Hillary 9/12/01)
To: Red Badger
I’ll wait for a diesel Hummer....
20 posted on
03/05/2008 10:58:29 AM PST by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: Red Badger
"The Golf TDI Hybrid is currently a concept vehicle,"They can skip the hybrid part. I wouldn't buy one anyway.
What's wrong with just a small car and a small diesel engine?
This has already been done, and they get fantastic mileage.
The diesel Lupo got 74 mpg, as I recall.
22 posted on
03/05/2008 11:02:50 AM PST by
Designer
To: Red Badger
I had a 1988 Honda CRX HF for a few years in the early 90s. It regularly got over 50 mpg city, and I recall clocking 70 mpg on a highway drive between DC and NYC.
28 posted on
03/05/2008 11:09:02 AM PST by
King of Florida
(A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
To: Red Badger
The last time I looked, diesel was a lot higher than gas.
Carolyn
31 posted on
03/05/2008 11:11:00 AM PST by
CDHart
("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
To: Red Badger
Why not leave out the large battery, and just use the diesel running at some optimal rpm to generate power for the electric? Like a locomotive does, or some ships?
Seems like it ought to work.
35 posted on
03/05/2008 11:12:13 AM PST by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Red Badger
38 posted on
03/05/2008 11:13:22 AM PST by
DungeonMaster
(WELL I SPEAK LOUD, AND I CARRY A BIGGER STICK, AND I USE IT TOO!)
To: Red Badger
If they made a pick-up I’d be interested.
39 posted on
03/05/2008 11:14:42 AM PST by
dljordan
To: Red Badger
Here is the best site - http://www.greencar.com/
My brother is the expert journalist in the field. His magazine names the Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show and the Green Technology Award at the DC Auto Show.
40 posted on
03/05/2008 11:15:00 AM PST by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
To: Red Badger
I wonder if it breaks down like modern VW’s have a tendency to do. Truth is, for reliability, you’d be better off with GM, to say nothing of Toyota, Honda, or Nissan. At least with GM vehicles if they do break down the parts don’t cost nearly so much.
46 posted on
03/05/2008 11:29:21 AM PST by
JamesP81
("I am against "zero tolerance" policies. It is a crutch for idiots." --FReeper Tenacious 1)
To: Red Badger
I would like to see the vehicle performance in hot and cold weather. My 2008 Mariner Hybrid (gas) gives great results in mild weather when the engine isn't required to provide heat or drive the air conditioner compressor. Once the weather migrates out of the range where the engine can remain off, the economy goes right down the tubes. My Mariner has does as well as 32 MPH in mild weather. This winter, the mileage dropped to 21.9 MPG. We are currently running at 25.7 MPG as the weather has moderated.
54 posted on
03/05/2008 12:13:20 PM PST by
Myrddin
To: Red Badger
Just for reference:
$3/gallon gas
@ 30 mpg = $0.10/mile (Corvette, Mercedes E320)
@ 60 mpg = $0.20/mile (Lucky to achieve.)
10,000 miles per year. $1000 annual difference in fuel cost.
Which about offsets the cost to replace the batteries after a period of years.
55 posted on
03/05/2008 12:14:40 PM PST by
Atlas Sneezed
(Guns don’t kill people, criminals and the governments that create them do.)
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