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Old 07-31-2006, 02:26 PM
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Most of the stations that have the LSD signs are probably pumping out ULSD anyway. They have to flush their tanks with several batches of ULSD in order to get it in spec. The sticker is probably just to exclude them from liability in the event someone fuels up their 2007 Diesel and then comes back and gives them a hard time. I would expect most of these stations to keep that sticker on there until the government requires them to change it.

The same reason most mfrs aren't making Diesel passenger cars for 2007. During the changeover...i am sure more than a few people will accidentally fuel up using LSD instead of ULSD which will damage the PMF for the new 2007 Diesels. Then you can bet people would be playing the blame game. It's best for them to just wait until the switch is fully set in, before they start rolling out the vehicles with this new emissions equipment. When someone drives a 60k car, they are probably a lot more likely to pay attention to what type of fuel they put in...but you can bet it will still happen. Not only that, but in VWs case, they are going to be switching away from the pump dusse (unit injector) system, and moving to a common-rail setup for the 2008 TDI models. This is due to the fact that the unit injection models are unable to meet light-duty emissions requirements.

Just my two cents.
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