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March 17th 04, 09:21 AM
Larry Roll K3LT
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(Len Over 21) writes:
If a high mileage diesel-engine version of the Ford Focus, Honda Civic,
Toyota Corolla (my automobile!) and every other econo-box in the same
class as the VW Rabbit were available, then the additional cost wouldn't
be so great as to skim the potential savings off from the top. Modern
diesel engines are clean, efficient, and have more than adequate power for
vehicles that would adequately serve over 80% of the American travelling
public. They are no more difficult to maintain than a gasoline engine of
equivalent power, and generally last longer because they are, out of
necessity, built stronger. There's gotta be some reason why we aren't
using more diesel power here in the U.S., but I am at a loss to explain it.
Hello? This isn't the automotive newsgroup is it? Why are you
babbling all that in an amateur RADIO policy newsgroup?
LHA / WMD
Oh, and I forgot to mention -- diesel engines don't have any ignition system,
therefore, no ignition system noise. This makes it much easier to operate
mobile HF from an automobile with a diesel engine!
73 de Larry, K3LT
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