Quite OT: NYTimes.com Article: TV Ads Say S.U.V. Owners Support Terrorists

[Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net (Decker)]

Hi Dave;
    I was in England in November and tho Diesel was high by our standards it
was within pennies of the price of gas which averaged about 75 pence a
litre. Even tho the cost for both gas and diesel is astronomical by our
standards I don't get your point
Brian Decker
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Subject: Re: Quite OT: NYTimes.com Article: TV Ads Say S.U.V. Owners Support
Terrorists


> At what cost?  Does anyone know what diesel is going for in Europe?
>
> Dave
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> From: "Brad Sterling" <bgsterling@earthlink.net>
> To: "Brandon Smith" <SCIROCCO_SPEED@msn.com>; "SCIROCCO-LIST"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:55 AM
> Subject: RE: Quite OT: NYTimes.com Article: TV Ads Say S.U.V. Owners
Support
> Terrorists
>
>
> > <snip Brando>
> > Not to mention that the V-10 TDI Toureg will come with an outrageous
> amount
> > of torque. . . Something like 550 ass kicking ft/lbs. and about 310~320
hp
> > <end snip>
> >
> > This sounds great... for our non-US friends.  According to Autoweek, the
> > diesel is not coming to the states.  I believe it has to do with us
having
> > the old, dirty diesel fuel compared to Europe's newer, cleaner burning
> > diesel fuel.  Hopefully our fuel will be similar enough to Europe's in
> 2006
> > when our government regulations kick in that we'll be able to start
> > importing some of the cool diesels that they get.
> >
> > - Brad
> > '86.5 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v
> > '76 International Scout II
> >
> >
> >
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