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November 16, 2004
New biodiesel car coming today
Out with the Cayenne, in with the VW Touareg V1 TDI. I have decided to put some money where my heart is. I have been a truck and fast car guy all my life. But recently the social political costs of gas guzzlers has gotten the better of me. I have been looking for the past two years for a way to get performance out of an efficient and preferable renewable powersource for my autos. Hence, my interest in Biodiesel. You can pour 100% biodiesel made in the good old US of A by strapping farmers in Iowa straight into any diesel automobile and it runs like a charm. The US sadly is way behind in selection of diesel autos. I didn't want to with a full size work truck from Dodge or Chevy and didn't like the sedan options either (although the new Mercedes E320 D is attractive in a Bellevue sort of way). So last month I got to drive a VW Touareg V10 TDI. 310 HP (you can chip it up to over 400) and all the comforts of any high-end SUV. The only problem is that there were only 4,500 of them imported in 2004 and you can't buy one to save your life. But after a couple of weeks, my trusty friends at Seattle Auto Gallery found me one outside Chicago somewhere. At this very moment it is traveling on the back of some petro diesel guzzling semi on its way to my door here in Seattle. I can't wait!
Posted by Martin at November 16, 2004 7:54 PM
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