What do all think of this vw job

[mendiplogs]

The very economical, environmentally friendly 5.6 V8 by any chance?

 

 

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Hi NFG it all mad mate thanks how's the weather down your way thanks Jon

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[Shane]

What will this do to the iminent release of the VW/Stihl collaboration -

The 125cc diesel powered top handled chainsaw?

[RichieR]

Mornin Jon If I were you I would pop down your local VW dealer and offer them a grand in cash for that new truck you fancy before the bailiffs get there

[NFG]

Hi NFG it all mad mate thanks how's the weather down your way thanks Jon

 

Hi Jon,

 

Weather not too bad yesterday sunny but today overcast should be good for the weekend

 

 

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[mendiplogs]

Mornin Jon If I were you I would pop down your local VW dealer and offer them a grand in cash for that new truck you fancy before the bailiffs get there

 

Hi RICHIE BY FAR THE BEST MADE PICK UP ON THE MARKET the same happen to Toyota years ago thanks Jon

[RichieR]

You pick up one of those Jon and next year you be turning up at the Arb show with a tweed cap and jacket on

[Quickthorn]

I was only thinking of such a thread during the drive home:thumbup1:

 

You know what, I don't agree with penalising diesel and I dont think the manufacturers should even be bothering with all the bolt-on exhaust after treatment. Granted it's nice not to see old buses belching out clouds of smoke but where's the publicity about the Hydrogen Sulphide, Ultrafine PM etc from petrol cars? As usual, inherantly efficient compression-ignition diesel gets the bad press.

 

Sod the stupid emissions regs, I was an industrial emissions engineer for 13 years and if you think what VW did is bad, I could tell you a few stories...

 

This will make me more likely to buy a VW, not less. Haha.

 

It does seem that diesels are being demonised. Other things about petrol engines that the press don't touch upon include:

 

petrol vapour is explosive, so there are the added hazards during handling and in RTAs;

 

doesn't petrol contain benzene as an anti-knock agent to replace lead? That's carcinogenic, and appears in emissions, plus anyone handling the fuel is exposed;

 

don't petrol engines emit more hydrocarbons than an equivalent diesel? I think they are linked to cancer, greenhouse effect and photo-chemical smog. Combining with carbon monoxide can produce ozone, which has similar effects to NOx (the pollutant that diesel engines get slated for);

 

petrol engines emit more carbon monoxide, which is highly toxic. The cats that are fitted to convert this to carbon dioxide don't work until they are warmed up, which can take 10-15 minutes (they might never be effective on a short journey);

 

although this wouldn't be captured in car tests, petrol evaporates much more readily than diesel, which puts hydrocarbons into the atmosphere.

 

I'm actually thinking about buying a new car to commute into a city centre (looking at a diesel Skoda Fabia). Even though I only need a small car, I'd normally pick a diesel, but I'm having second thoughts now. It's not the emissions I'm worried about, it's more the turning in sentiment against diesels and the risk of future financial penalties aimed at diesel engines, and I'd be concerned in particular about initiatives from local politicians trying to boost their green credentials.

[Logrod]

Everyone and anyone will be encouraged to sue them free of charge in multiple class suits and if VW want to sell cars in the US in the future they will have to bend over and take it.

 

Yep, there willl be two major beneficiaries of this , the US government which will impose swinging ad-hoc fines that it will share with itself and the ambulance chasing claims lawyers who will be in ecstasy at the ability to sue for everything from "I was wrongly sold this car" to "I have a slight cough because VW lied about emissions". The only upside may be that they have slightly fewer resources to keep ringing me about my non-existent PPI and my non-existent hearing damage (because of course claims lawyers are exempt from lying and misrepresentation!)

[Commando]

Hi RICHIE BY FAR THE BEST MADE PICK UP ON THE MARKET the same happen to Toyota years ago thanks Jon

 

 

How come Jon.....is it made by Toyota?😉