Ever since I learned of the wonders of diesel fuel (not that long ago) I have wanted a small, diesel-powered vehicle for taking long trips in. Now that gas is 40 cents costlier than diesel, per gallon, (add that to diesel's inherent 35% better efficiency and you get something impressive, which I bet I could figure out if it was 9 AM, instead of 9 PM) and I have a new job, which requires me to commute (everywhere is far from here) I finally have the perfect storm of motives to act on that fantasy. So, over the past weekend Heidi and I settled on a car that looks like this one:
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Ours is a TDI, which are known for their excellent gas mileage. And I got my first 10 gallons of B5 diesel. Shout out to Charlie for tipping me off on where to find that north of Portland.
We're all lovin' the bug. I have 200+ miles since I filled up and am well above the half-tank mark. Woohoo!
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So glad to hear it regarding the car! Is it silver, like the Saturn?
If so I am going to call it : Heigh Ho Silver.
Nice!
I have always thought that the Beetles were nice. You should have plenty of headroom in there.
When you can, let's hear what the mileage is?
Lief
Yippee!! Jim and I loved our years of Bug ownership. Best of luck.
The way it is shaping up, it looks like I'll get something over 500 miles on a tank. I think the tank is either 11 or 12 gallons, based on the expected 49 mpg and my progress so far.
" .... it looks like I'll get something over 500 miles on a tank."
Don't be like your Grandpa Z and "calibrate" the tank size and mpg by running out of fuel. So far, I have done it on every car I have owned except for the Red Rocket I now own.
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