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"One can dream..."
And one can work!
"Now some may laugh at the idea of driving a Diesel, especially when it's a Coupe..."
Well, ten years ago I would have. Long and hard. But since the current generation diesels at long last produce both tolerable amounts of torque AND tolerable amounts of horsepower, I'll refrain from degrading your car too much. B)
(You don't want to know what I drive, BTW. But I will say that it is French.)
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French? Then I definitely don't want to know!
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Diesel engines are great because they have gobs and gobs of torque. That's why they are used so much for trucks.
However diesels are rare in America. Jeep will be introducing a diesel Liberty next year, and Mercedes-Benz will follow with it's E320CDi.
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Well, one of the reasons why Diesels are becoming even more popular in Germany now than they already used to be is not only the immense torque, but also the extremely great fuel-efficiency. Something that doesn't seem to matter all that much in the US, but you should see our prices at the gas stations - it would make your eyes pop out!
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Along with the rest of your cranial entrails.
I don't let the prices stop me, of course. The Cartmobile must guzzle on! B)
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Which prices are you talking about? You live in the US, don't you?
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"You live in the US, don't you?"
I have killed for less, Mystery Boy. B)
So, erh, no, I do not. I'm a Yuroppy in heart and, uh, mind. Or something.
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Diesels are certainly a nice fuel alternative since you get better mileage and diesel prices are a lot lower in the US. So instead of having to go for one of those hybrids which lack a lot of power, you get the torque of a diesel with fuel efficency nearly the same.
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Gas here is $1.65 a gallon for regular unleaded, and that's on the Navy base. Out in town it's about $1.85.
My Lancer is still stock, that'll quickly change. Right now I'm tight on money, so I've only bought a couple accessory dress-up items. Ralliart is Mitsubishi's after-market company so I'm getting some of their stuff. Nothing major, seatbelt pads, an oil cap, radiator cap, and chrome license plate frame. I also bought a Momo Combat shift knob (leather/silver) and plan to buy a Momo Fighter steering wheel. As you can tell, I'm going with a black/silver interior scheme. Engine performance will include an Injen cold-air intake and GReddy exhaust.
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@Cartman: So where do you live? I went by the location you give in your profile - I only read "Colorado", so I didn't see the Southpark joke at first.
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Well LOA I've never been big on car audio as much as performance. I've considered getting a new deck, something capable of playing MP3s, as for speakers the stock ones are fine for right now.
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So I went to Best Buy looking at decks and speakers. I'm not expert on the subject of car audio, I buy a deck because it looks cool. The salesgirl recommended Kenwood or Pioneer over Sony. As I said though, I tend to be drawn to cool looking ones like a deer in Jeff's jeep headlights. I think this is the one I want (or looks just like it) Sony Xplod CDX-M800. As for speakers, they recommened Rockford Fosgate FRC4306.
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