Jochen Kriegerowski wrote:
> "Frank F. Matthews" schrieb
>
>> And since we are talking of automobiles are there any with diesels
>> that are built right?
>
>
> Just look across the Atlantic. In Europe you'd have a hard time finding
> a taxi that is no diesel, for example. An I'm sure taxi drivers wouldn't
> buy
> them if they were expensive, needed much maintenance and didn't last
> long.
>
> Any which are built right? You name them! Audi, BMW, Ford, VW...
> (Ferrari and Porsche don't have diesels, but they are about the only
> ones over here that can afford being a bit exotic )
> All the Japanese of course and yes, even Chrysler sells diesels here.
> People buy them like crazy so they can't be *that* bad, can they?
>
> Jochen
I doubt that most European diesels can be certified for use in the US
without expensive retrofits due to particulate emissions. Yes they can
be that dirty and *that* bad. |