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Re: Diesel-powered Cars - My dollars worth

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From: Dave Hsu
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1986 16:17
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In article <11398@watnot.UUCP> dbrichards@watnot.UUCP (the vegit man) writes:
>
>Gosh, Mike, I think you MUST be talking about those American diesels:-). My
>dad's 300D puffs smoke only when you REALLY step on it (usu. highway passing),
>and even then, the volume of the smoke is small (a cloud about the size of ...
>a portable 12" [30cm] TV set).  Smell? Well, it DOES smell (doesn't everything?)
>but it smells a LOT nicer than the exhaust from our 81-model European (non- 
>Diesel) sedan, whose emission-controlled exhaust consistently makes me gag.
>
> - Dennis

Gee, Dennis, who at home gets to wash the circular scum marks off the
left-rear of the Benz?  :-)

Batman: "Robin, I think it's because our hearts are pure..."

-dave
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David Hsu	Communication & Signal Processing Lab, EE Department
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From: hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech,net.auto
Subject: Re: Diesel-powered Cars - My dollars worth
Message-ID: <494@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 11:17:11 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 20 11:17:11 1986
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