tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post6330389386908872704..comments2008-10-15T16:52:31.605-07:00Sasha Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10107591429416774036noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post-46555304849840790452008-10-15T16:52:00.000-07:002008-10-15T16:52:00.000-07:00Blame CARB. Most of the European diesels can't pass the absurd CARB NOx rules, so they can't be offered here.goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216807526240859407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post-83942737850138818292008-10-06T14:22:00.000-07:002008-10-06T14:22:00.000-07:00The rabbit is back, but it is a sport model with a silly, large gas engine in it...Sasha Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10107591429416774036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post-16100753766730665552008-10-04T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-04T07:30:00.000-07:00Awesome, Bring back the Rabbit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post-5527645644201146592008-09-16T23:09:00.000-07:002008-09-16T23:09:00.000-07:00Since the reintroduction of the VW TDIs this summer, I'm hearing that dealers are marking them up $4-6K above MSRP, and they're still selling all they have. I really don't buy all the stuff about Americans not wanting Diesel cars.<BR/>And US auto makers are closing plants, while VW is opening a new one on US soil!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post-20256950982652835122008-09-16T07:41:00.000-07:002008-09-16T07:41:00.000-07:00Way to go Ford! That's pathetic, but not surprising. You can already buy diesel Toyotas and Subarus, but not in America!? The deceiving term "gas sipper" is tossed around left and right @ dealerships trying to push cars that are slightly less inefficient than the rest. 30mpg is not gas sipping. What's worse to me is that even if Americans could care less about efficiency, they do care about $, and cutting a fuel bill in half isn't attractive to them? Yeah right....Eric P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00836512393985060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post-61208421447766588842008-09-10T13:59:00.000-07:002008-09-10T13:59:00.000-07:00Great point about perception. <BR/><BR/>I distinctly remember the first time I got into a diesel passenger vehicle - I think I was 14. A friend's mom was picking us up and as I got in the car, I asked her what was wrong with her engine for it to be making that much noise!Sasha Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10107591429416774036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2267239157639402048.post-65068142949157442392008-09-10T11:25:00.000-07:002008-09-10T11:25:00.000-07:00I think part of the problem is that most consumers aren't aware how much diesels have changed. <BR/><BR/>My new Jeep is so quiet that some people who've ridden inside don't even realize it's a diesel until they see the CRD badge on the back door. <BR/><BR/>Even with regular diesel fuel, there isn't any black smoke thanks to the particulate filters that are now mandatory.Gary H.noreply@blogger.com