Posted on 08/29/2012 9:28:16 AM PDT by .454Puma
I always said small diesel automobiles are the future...not hybrids, not electric cars. I used to be a Chevy guy, but no more; Ford is the American automobile company to watch. With his new 58 mpg turbo-diesel B-Max model (sold in Europe), Ford demonstrates clean diesel technology is the future. Not hybrid, not electric, not pixie-dust powered.
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If they add 20 more gas pumps, are you going to claim the unchanged diesel pumps are now less available.
Go on with your claims. You are not convincing anyone with sense. Most of the stations you pass have diesel and they do not have long lines. How are you restricted? You really feel like waiting behind a car or two is restrictive? It is common for me at the low priced stations.
No actually it does. Again we’re talking simple English language concepts here. When something is available at 100% of pumps it’s readily available, when something is available at LESS than 100% that is limited.
If you had to drive a few miles out of your way to find diesel, you could convince me.
If most the stations your normally pass have diesel and you only need to pay attention, what is limited is not the availability of diesel, but your perception.
I'm sorry, but you are beginning to sound like someone arguing the meaning of the word "is" and alone.
When something is available at 100% of pumps it’s readily available, when something is available at LESS than 100% that is limited.
So donuts and hamburgers are of limited availability in your area because not 100% of the places that sell food sell them? And the gasoline is of limited availability because some of the pumps sell diesel?
Don't you feel silly yet with this line of argument? Are you that unwilling to admit a poor choice of words and move on? Regardless of your response, I'm done with this line. You've convinced me. Diesel is readily available in your area and not one of the concerns of purchasing a diesel vehicle.
Cheers and God Bless.
Take it up with mirriam webster. The words mean what they mean and the way I’m using them accurately reflects both the situation and their meaning. The only part of this that’s silly is how hard a concept you seem to find the difference between universally available and limited availability.
If your engine is designed to run on a mix containing ethanol then, yes, you are wasting your money. The power loss is negligible and not noticeable to the average driver. If your car is not designed to run on ethanol mix then you are not wasting your money, the cylinder liners can be damaged by running on the wrong mix.
Your drivers handbook will tell you how the engine is designed.
BMW discovered this when they sent a batch of German engines over to the UK.
The UK fuel ripped the plating off the cylinder liners.
The biggest loss of power we have noticed was caused by the removal of the sulphur from the fuel. The modern HDITurbo engines are designed to run on the low sulphur fuel with a 10% mix of ethanol. The MPG is roughly the same as with the older engines ,but the power available is far higher than with the naturally aspirated engines.
Hope this waffalog helps. :)
Yeah, I’ve got one of those new turbo engines. The no-ethanol gas did not improve my mpg at all. I still get better mpg than the car maker predicted. So, I’m happy. Thanks.
Agreed
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