Author Topic: Fuel miser Volkswagen (Read 2632 times)

Fla._Deadheader · « **on:** January 29, 2007, 08:44:02 pm »

scsmith42 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2007, 09:50:47 pm »

Way cool - I want one!

The fuel savings over the life of the car would be astronomical. I wonder what the performance is like though?

ellmoe · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2007, 09:58:44 pm »

Put a 4-wheel drive and a 12' flatbed dump on it and I'm there!
Mark

sawguy21 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2007, 10:21:01 pm »

I agree, what good is it if it won't carry a lift of 2x4's.

Bill · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2007, 10:41:19 pm »

At 11' long I think they want you to put it in the 12' bed .

DanG now how can I justify that Harley to save gas

scsmith42 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2007, 10:29:27 am »

Bill, seems to me that buying a Harley first would be "working your way up" to the future VW. Sometimes it's wise to take things in steps, ya know?

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2007, 01:42:58 pm »

Bill, put a Diesel Engine in that Harley.

I'd LOVE to talk Tom outta his "GoldWing" and put a Diesel in it.

Gary_C · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2007, 01:48:38 pm »

VW does make real cars that get very good mileage. My son bought a new VW Passat Diesel about two years ago and he runs it on straight biodiesel in the summer and gets over 40 MPG.

Bill · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:16:26 pm »

Now if I just knew that I could use that Harley in all the "bike" lanes that are popping up .

Paschale · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2007, 01:57:24 am »

it weighs 640 lb. I think there are people who have weighed more than that car does!

farmerdoug · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2007, 09:18:33 pm »

FD, You are going about it all wrong.

We now know if you want something of Tom's, you go to his wife and ask.

After all it has worked for Baker.

Farmerdoug

Raphael · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2007, 10:18:35 pm »

VW is doing some pretty nice work with diesel motors, our New Beetle TDI get's ~45mpg average and peaks out at about 52 mpg on the highway. Doesn't climb hills to well with the turbo out

but otherwise it's been an amazing car.

Buzz-sawyer · « **Reply #12 on:** February 03, 2007, 11:17:45 pm »

Harold,
;)I can dig it

limbrat · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2007, 01:01:40 am »

I like dat, but ya know just the absense of external rear veiw mirrors will keep it out of the states. I know that steering by wire in cars has been shot down several times. I dont know if rear view monitors will pass code or not.

Polly · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2007, 03:26:07 pm »

talking about vw diesel the old service manuals back in the 60s said when temperature gets below 0 add i gal of gas to 10 gal diesel oil to keep fuel from gelling , the old mercadies benz truck manuals said same thing this worked good in the trucks built before 1995 i havent tried in anything newer it has not been cold enough last sever years to experience major fuel gelling i do know it worked in the older models

Raphael · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2007, 01:37:48 am »

Diesel around here has been gelling a lot more since the first drop in sulfur content, I suspect this latest change for '07 hasn't helped matters. We've been adding "One Shot" (VWA's only approved product) to our fuel every winter since the first time I shut down half way up the mountain at 1 am.

People use kerosene 5-15gal. to 100 gal. of diesel or fuel oil. My former housemates secret home heating formula was 14 gallons of kerosene, 16oz. Naptha and top off to 150 gallons with fuel oil.

Bill · « **Reply #16 on:** February 10, 2007, 01:39:15 am »

FWIW

'01 Jetta TDI has glow plugs that work pretty good ( iffen the battery is good ) warming things up before hitting the starter if you give them the time to do their job. Starts reliably down to single digits - so far while getting mpg sometimes a little better then Raphael's and sometimes a little worse. Overall glad to have picked it up not quite two years ago so the ' 92 truck can rest .

Have known a couple people years back that used the kerosene deal to thin their winter diesel. Now they tell me there's a "winter" blend - but again like Raphael I use an additive - but since there's no warranty I chose Red Line's and it seems to be OK.

stonebroke · « **Reply #17 on:** February 10, 2007, 10:50:14 am »

I like to use a 50 to 50 blend of kerosene and diesel in my tractors in the winter, I do this because diesel is not what it used to be.

Modat22 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2007, 10:40:11 am »

I love the car but I hope I'd never get in a wrech that causes all that magnesium to ignite you could never put the fire out

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Still its a nice looking car IMO, nice and space age

olyman · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2007, 10:07:55 pm »

i like--but--the ecologists wont allow it over here--its a diesel--and spews noxious emissions---uh huh--esp with that many miles to the gallon---sheesh--id like one---

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Author Topic: Fuel miser Volkswagen (Read 2632 times)