Comments on: It’s Bye-Bye for the TDI in 2007 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/ Reviews, opinions and rants on all things Volkswagen Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:06:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Garth Gillis http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-13095 Garth Gillis Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:50:38 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-13095 VW has just released info on their lastest revision of the TDI. They are claiming that it is the cleanest deisel ever made. Have you heard of this? Information about VW's breakthrough was obviously timed to squash this rumor. It this the engine that you are talking about for 2008? If it is; I say, "bring it on"! VW has just released info on their lastest revision of the TDI. They are claiming that it is the cleanest deisel ever made. Have you heard of this? Information about VW’s breakthrough was obviously timed to squash this rumor. It this the engine that you are talking about for 2008? If it is; I say, “bring it on”!

]]> By: Nick http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Nick Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:39:12 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-943 I own an '03 Golf GLS TDI and fill it with BD every two weeks. I bought it to convert it to an SVO/WVO car, and was planning on buying a large VW TDI as our family car (the Golf is the commuter car) in a little while and converting it, too. I had to search far and wide for the TDI and had almost given up. Everyone wanted a premium for theirs. I got mine (luckily) for a steal. This is going to drive up demand and prices for the TDIs. Great. New emission standards? Wow. My car gets 40 MPG and burns biodiesel. Yet, the government'll allow the most inefficient diesel on the road (the one inthe Toureg) to continue. Genius. The oil companies that own the US gov't see potential profit loss if everyone adopted an alternative fuel vehicle like mine. As it is, I pay less per gallon than gasoline for BD, and none of it goes to big oil. This legislation is a transparent attempt to keep us addicted to $3/gal gasoline. I own an ’03 Golf GLS TDI and fill it with BD every two weeks. I bought it to convert it to an SVO/WVO car, and was planning on buying a large VW TDI as our family car (the Golf is the commuter car) in a little while and converting it, too. I had to search far and wide for the TDI and had almost given up. Everyone wanted a premium for theirs. I got mine (luckily) for a steal. This is going to drive up demand and prices for the TDIs. Great. New emission standards? Wow. My car gets 40 MPG and burns biodiesel. Yet, the government’ll allow the most inefficient diesel on the road (the one inthe Toureg) to continue. Genius.

The oil companies that own the US gov’t see potential profit loss if everyone adopted an alternative fuel vehicle like mine. As it is, I pay less per gallon than gasoline for BD, and none of it goes to big oil. This legislation is a transparent attempt to keep us addicted to $3/gal gasoline.

]]> By: David Norris http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-601 David Norris Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:41:12 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-601 The TDI is the ideal SVO (straight vegetable oil) and WVO (waste -) conversion engine. I hope that VW does not remove this engine from thier engineering archives. When more straight BD fueling location begin to spring up - these engine WILL BE a MAJOR answer to the petroleum fuel disaster. Hey Patrick - what's your community where the new BD palnt openend??? The TDI is the ideal SVO (straight vegetable oil) and WVO (waste -) conversion engine. I hope that VW does not remove this engine from thier engineering archives. When more straight BD fueling location begin to spring up – these engine WILL BE a MAJOR answer to the petroleum fuel disaster. Hey Patrick – what’s your community where the new BD palnt openend???

]]> By: Patrick Hipskind http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Patrick Hipskind Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:04:53 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-567 Government bureaucracy at its best. We just keep shooting ourselves in the foot. We'll never break the fossil fuel dependency if we don't allow alternative fueled vehicles to develop. I'm sure the new biodiesel fuel plant that opened in my community this week will love hearing this. The Japanese can celebrate all they want; I'll wait for the '08. Government bureaucracy at its best. We just keep shooting ourselves in the foot. We’ll never break the fossil fuel dependency if we don’t allow alternative fueled vehicles to develop. I’m sure the new biodiesel fuel plant that opened in my community this week will love hearing this. The Japanese can celebrate all they want; I’ll wait for the ’08.

]]> By: Dax http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Dax Wed, 31 May 2006 20:21:31 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-159 This is total governmental garbage! Man, I was truly considering one as my next vehicle. Hmm, well let's see what 2008 brings... maybe. This is total governmental garbage! Man, I was truly considering one as my next vehicle. Hmm, well let’s see what 2008 brings… maybe.

]]> By: Justin Perkins http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Justin Perkins Tue, 30 May 2006 15:34:25 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-150 Yeah, all SUVs are rated as trucks, even though that's so far from what a real truck actually is. Regardless of what the heck it's classified as, I'd like to see more consistent policies in place against all automobiles, not just passenger cars (an SUV is no less passenger-esque than my Golf). Emissions on my biodiesel powered TDI are comparable to a Prius, why not promote the TDI as an alternative fuel vehicle instead of kicking it out? Argh. Yeah, all SUVs are rated as trucks, even though that’s so far from what a real truck actually is. Regardless of what the heck it’s classified as, I’d like to see more consistent policies in place against all automobiles, not just passenger cars (an SUV is no less passenger-esque than my Golf).

Emissions on my biodiesel powered TDI are comparable to a Prius, why not promote the TDI as an alternative fuel vehicle instead of kicking it out?

Argh.

]]> By: Mrad http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Mrad Tue, 30 May 2006 02:59:12 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-148 From what I gather, the emissions standards are different for a "truck", which is how they classify the Touareg. I'm with you though - I freakin' hate the H2 & other gas guzzlers. While I can agree with tighter standards to some extent, I think they may be starting in the wrong place. From what I gather, the emissions standards are different for a “truck”, which is how they classify the Touareg. I’m with you though – I freakin’ hate the H2 & other gas guzzlers. While I can agree with tighter standards to some extent, I think they may be starting in the wrong place.

]]> By: Justin Perkins http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Justin Perkins Tue, 30 May 2006 02:44:09 +0000 http://www.volksbloggin.com/2006/05/29/it%e2%80%99s-bye-bye-for-the-tdi-in-2007/#comment-147 That's ridiculous, a TDIs emissions are super low. I swear there is a conspiracy to keep diesel powered passenger cars out of the US. Let's see a comparison of a typical TDI emissions to say, an H2 or any other sub-15mpg guzzler (there is so many to choose from). > They will continue to sell the diesel Touareg The US is allowing a TDI if it gets 17mpg and costs $65k? Hmmm...no, that's not weird. That’s ridiculous, a TDIs emissions are super low. I swear there is a conspiracy to keep diesel powered passenger cars out of the US.

Let’s see a comparison of a typical TDI emissions to say, an H2 or any other sub-15mpg guzzler (there is so many to choose from).

> They will continue to sell the diesel Touareg

The US is allowing a TDI if it gets 17mpg and costs $65k? Hmmm…no, that’s not weird.

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