Your next car?

[SVT666]

F-350 for Dave

[Rupert]

Lifted with 48s.

[Soup DeVille]

Do you guys think I should consider a diesel?

If only to annoy Cougs.

[dazzleman]

I don't think there are many risks inherent to diesels as a whole, besides diesel availability. The engines tend to fare better over time than gas engines. Whether or not Audi biffed it on this is another matter, but I know a lot of happy VWAG diesel owners.

The primary benefit of diesel in passenger vehicles is great fuel economy. Given that you only drive to and from the bus stop, and you're loaded, fuel economy is probably not high up on your list of priorities.

They also provide great torque down low, which if you like feeling the sensation of acceleration, can be a really good thing.

For me, the availability is the big issue.  It would force me to think a lot more about the logistics of filling up than I am accustomed to doing, particularly away from home.

You KNOW I like the sensation of acceleration, so that is definitely a plus.  I remember the older generation of diesels had a reputation for being sluggish, so that's interesting to hear.  I think I'll try to test drive one.

[dazzleman]

F-350 for Dave

That's a no-go.  I hate those fucking things.

[Rupert]

Chevy 3500, then?

[Soup DeVille]

For me, the availability is the big issue.  It would force me to think a lot more about the logistics of filling up than I am accustomed to doing, particularly away from home.

You KNOW I like the sensation of acceleration, so that is definitely a plus.  I remember the older generation of diesels had a reputation for being sluggish, so that's interesting to hear.  I think I'll try to test drive one.

You know, they sell diesel everywhere, right?

[dazzleman]

You know, they sell diesel everywhere, right?

No, I don't really know that.  I'm pretty sure the gas station I go to regularly doesn't sell diesel.  I have to research it more.  I'm asking you guys 'cause you're smart and know more about some of this stuff than I do.  Thanks for the information.

[dazzleman]

Chevy 3500, then?

Yeah baby, now you're talking!

[Rupert]

I knew you were a bowtie guy.

[dazzleman]

I knew you were a bowtie guy.

Bowtie?  WTF...I don't even own one.  I used to wear one when I worked in a restaurant 100 years ago.

[MX793]

Not every gas station sells diesel, but I'd wager more than half do.  The bigger problem is that many don't keep their diesel pumps very clean.  A co-worker who recently purchased a diesel Touareg told me he keeps some disposable rubber gloves in his car in case he comes across a pump that is all scummy and covered in fuel residue.  He's also pretty picky about what stations he goes to locally, favoring those he knows frequently clean their pump handles.

That said, since his Touareg has the same size tank as the gas version (which is like 25 gallons or more) and he easily gets mid 20s for mileage, he has something like a 600 mile range before he needs to fill up.

[Rupert]

Bowtie?  WTF...I don't even own one.  I used to wear one when I worked in a restaurant 100 years ago.

No you doof:

[dazzleman]

No you doof:

OK.  You know it.  I'm a Chevy man all the way.  I actually did own one once.  A 1986 Chevy Nova, basically a twin of the Toyota Corolla.  Pretty unexceptional car, but it got the job done.

[Rupert]

Ha, yeah, I had an '88 as my first car. I liked it a lot. Tough little thing.

(As my sig says).

[280Z Turbo]

They also run out of revs really fast, but Dazzle probably accelerates like a grandpa anyway.

[dazzleman]

They also run out of revs really fast, but Dazzle probably accelerates like a grandpa anyway.

I bet in drive a lot faster than you do.  You may be physically younger but I'm mentally younger.

[280Z Turbo]

I said accelerate.

Have you ever even turned your DSC off?

[Soup DeVille]

No, I don't really know that.  I'm pretty sure the gas station I go to regularly doesn't sell diesel.  I have to research it more.  I'm asking you guys 'cause you're smart and know more about some of this stuff than I do.  Thanks for the information.

Probably close to 80% of stations have diesel; even urban stations. Its usually just one pump though, out on the end.

[280Z Turbo]

Unless I was hellbent on saving polar bears, I probably wouldn't get a diesel passenger car.

[Soup DeVille]

Besides, forget this diesel stuff, Dave.

I've found your next car for you.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/bentley/6_1_2_litre/1605271.html



Too bad its only a replica.

[280Z Turbo]

Besides, forget this diesel stuff, Dave.

I've found your next car for you.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/bentley/6_1_2_litre/1605271.html



Too bad its only a replica.

It needs a cow catcher for running over poor people.

[dazzleman]

I said accelerate.

Have you ever even turned your DSC off?

Yes, actually.

[280Z Turbo]

I didn't think you were a hoonigan.

[Soup DeVille]

I didn't think you were a hoonigan.

While sitting with the car idling in its designated parking spot, Dave extends one trembling finger towards the "DSC off" button. He hesitates, and then in a moment of pure, boundless exhillaration, he presses, and as the blood rushes to his extremities in a classic, primordial fight-or-flight respnse, he sees the amber glow of the DSC-off warning light, teasing him with the curling S-shapes emanating from the little glowing car icon.

In that moment: that little icon is his car, the instrument panel is his boundless black horizon, and those little s-shapes are his mark upon that bleak, unforgiving world.

Then, he exhales, presses it again, and watches the fantasy fade from view as he puts the car into drive.

[Rupert]

[Eye of the Tiger]

Sounds about right.

[dazzleman]

Sounds about right.

You were the one who said Ron and I were driving like maniacs on I-93 leaving Boston.....

[dazzleman]

While sitting with the car idling in its designated parking spot, Dave extends one trembling finger towards the "DSC off" button. He hesitates, and then in a moment of pure, boundless exhillaration, he presses, and as the blood rushes to his extremities in a classic, primordial fight-or-flight respnse, he sees the amber glow of the DSC-off warning light, teasing him with the curling S-shapes emanating from the little glowing car icon.

In that moment: that little icon is his car, the instrument panel is his boundless black horizon, and those little s-shapes are his mark upon that bleak, unforgiving world.

Then, he exhales, presses it again, and watches the fantasy fade from view as he puts the car into drive.

[Eye of the Tiger]

You were the one who said Ron and I were driving like maniacs on I-93 leaving Boston.....

I blame Ron