Copperhead wrote:
RinconVTR wrote:
Small diesels in North American will fade like E85.
Emissions (Particulate Filters and DEF systems), higher initially cost, higher fuel cost and higher maintenance costs give recent buyers a LOT of remorse.
Sure the MPG and Torque numbers looks good on paper...until you own one and find its slow as H E double L, MPG does not offset higher fuel and maintenance costs, and you do not like how unreliable it is.
Wait for more owners fall out of warranty and have to pay out of pocket for various high priced repairs under 100k total miles. We'll see online complaints flood the internet. Ya'll just wait!
Wow! Has E85 faded? Many of us never got the memo. Filled up the other day for $1.66 a gallon for E85. Several years ago when we were bumping $4 a gallon for gas, my pickup lived on E85 for almost two years which I could buy for $1.50 less than regular gas. Same deal with today's prices in my area. E85 for $1.66 and regular gas for $2.49. that kind of a price spread, and even with the lower mpg for E85 I still save almost 3 cents per mile fuel cost by using E85 compared to regular gas.
You're living a fairy-tail. One, you live were a vast majority of Ethanol is grown and refined, thus is the cheapest anyone will find per gallon. Two, it is HEAVILY subsidized by the Feds/EPA. Three, you get LESS MPG by a significant margin. Four, you clearly never looked at the different maintenance required for running E85 all the time in many popular vehicles. (more frequent oil changes is most common)
Power wise, diesels are "always slower" unless they have huge displacements and very high PSI turbo charge pressures. If you want performance, you just lost your efficiency gains over gas.
As far as "providing data", I find that funny when people ask. I could make up and post my own "data" (made up or not) and would anyone believe it more than my statements? Ha. No. Not a chance.
You do your own research if my comments spark interest or questions.
