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| appletree:
Yea I am doing LOL |
| Arbalist:
Maybe time to invest in spark plug manufacturers. :D |
| Swarfing:
Unless you need a MWB van then you are stuck with diesel? |
| Fergus OMore:
You get to 85 and alone and no insurer wants you and one of my diesels, a Skoda Fabia 1.6 Monte Carlo has now a £1000 insurance tag on it. What my other cars , an Audi A4 Avant 2.0S Line( a diesel) and a Mercedes 2.4 SLK ( petrol) is unbelievable. So I am buying a little 'shopping trolley' thing. OK but the diesels ere surprisingly economical and quiet but an even newer big Kia is quieter than them. It's impressive compared to the MGB engine that was made into a diesel and served in London taxis( apart from anything else) Things have changed out of all proportion since I passed my driving test on a Morris 8 and a blind on the rear window which said 'don't laugh, your daughter may be inside ' What is causing much of the pollution/exhaust emissions/whatever has little to do with emissions it is that UK traffic is so dense that it grinds to a halt- and grinds to a halt and smokes and simply pollutes. Again, there these seemingly endless roadworks that go on and on for- years. Somebody has just said that we should only repair the roads- 2 miles at a time-- and it will be all done-- in 500 years. I was in London - for 3 sausage and potato mash for £32 .The traffic barely moved,, was slower than in the days of horses and cabs- which were a health hazard then. At least, my return to 'the Smoke' was less than the Pea Soup fogs that corroded buildings-- and lungs. So until we learn to use our legs, it is not going to get any better whether VW or someone else fiddles the books or not. I was offered a couple of llamas- my friend was sick of them because they breed and breed( or so he says) Has anyone used them for transport, please? Answers on a Five Pound note :bow: |
| Swarfing:
Stupid thing is VW's software turned off the emission controls which improved the emissions. Maybe the governments need to be fined for enforcing gadgets and gizmo’s that make things worse. If a diesel was left to breath properly your would not need purge of filters etc that throw more crap up into the atmosphere than a coal fire????? |
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