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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Why buy a Diesel?
Message-ID: <462@kontron.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 19-Jan-86 20:11:55 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 19 20:11:55 1986
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Organization: Kontron Electronics, Irvine, CA
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>
> In article <2052@akgua.UUCP> rjb@akgua.UUCP (rjb) writes:
> >
> >Why buy a Diesel at all ??
> >
> >Pro:
> >
> >1) Good Gas Mileage
> >2) You get to eat at Truck Stops (?)
>
> To which I add:
>
> 3) Lower tune-up maintenance; no spark plugs, no ignition timing to
> adjust, and so on. When the engine begins to run poorly, especially
> if you have a GM diesel, just swap out the engine.
>
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> Dave Kirby    ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave)

Another good reason for a diesel automobile is that you can store large
quantities of diesel fuel for long periods of time so you don't have
to walk after World War III. :-)  In fact, I have a friend who owns
a car wash/gas station operation in Santa Rosa.  When he bought the
place, he filled up one of the unused pumps with diesel at 1979 prices,
bought a diesel car, and hasn't bought a gallon of fuel for himself
since then.