Sorry if this is old news, but the new C&D (April '06) has some great diesel reading. First, there's a "diesel beaters" article in which C&D staff members race an '80 300SD cross-country against an '82 Olds diesel and an '83 Datsun diesel. Each had to be purchased for under $1500 and run the distance. Second, there's a fascinating article on Audi's TDI powerplant for LeMans.

Chris

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

The R-10 will be racing at Sebring in 9 days. Speed channel will be covering it

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1999 E300DT (131,800) 154,000 Black on Black SOLD

2006 CLK 500 coupe Capri Blue on Grey (zoom,zoom)
47,000mi

04 VW TDI Passat 80,000mi
(Techno)

How to eliminate oil dependency through market-driven approaches.
“We could cut oil use in half by 2025, and by 2040, oil use could be zero,”
The Sound of Diesel Speed
Ode to MB

COOL! I need to remember that... better tune in and check it out!

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Car and Driver diesel 300SD article

Yup, there it is. Didn't see it when I posted my thread, hence the disclaimer.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Yeah, I also heard that a certain sportswriter in central Pa. has featured this car in her weekly column, which will run on the day of Sebring ... the automotive knowledge within said article will blow you away.

Ah ... OK ... so the automotive knowledge is patchy. But I get to put "auto racing" under my byline for the first (and probably only) time, and I do use a lot of big words, so it makes me sound moderately intelligent.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

thats cool, can I have a sneek peek at the article? Can you draw my car too

Awesome stuff, did u mention MBshop?
~Nate

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95 Honda Shadow ACE 1100.
1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.4 swap, 10.5 to 1 comp, big cams. Autocross time attack vehicle!
2012 Escape, 'hunter" (5 sp 4cyl)

You'll have to post it here also

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1999 E300DT (131,800) 154,000 Black on Black SOLD

2006 CLK 500 coupe Capri Blue on Grey (zoom,zoom)
47,000mi

04 VW TDI Passat 80,000mi
(Techno)

How to eliminate oil dependency through market-driven approaches.
“We could cut oil use in half by 2025, and by 2040, oil use could be zero,”
The Sound of Diesel Speed
Ode to MB

I hope the darn Audi wins. Will show all those stinking gassers who is boss.

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

I predict it will win. AUDI has been dominating @ sebring for last 4 or 5 years with the R-8. They would not retire the R8 without good cause I will also perdict that the R-10 will win @ LeMans too.
BTW the R-10 has set a new record for fastest lap time @ Sebring

I can't wait to rub my racing Porsche buddy's face in it. I told him the diesels were comming 2 years ago! He laughed it off as a joke

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1999 E300DT (131,800) 154,000 Black on Black SOLD

2006 CLK 500 coupe Capri Blue on Grey (zoom,zoom)
47,000mi

04 VW TDI Passat 80,000mi
(Techno)

How to eliminate oil dependency through market-driven approaches.
“We could cut oil use in half by 2025, and by 2040, oil use could be zero,”
The Sound of Diesel Speed
Ode to MB

I hope you are right. Then every wine sucking yuppie will want on.

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

The next best thing would be the 06 A8 TDI Quattro. If you can afford it, the 30mpg will mean nothing, but the performance is there

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/car-and-driving/audi-a8-4.2-v8-tdi-quattro-1003858.html

http://www.schwab-kolb.com/audi/en/audi0177.htm

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1999 E300DT (131,800) 154,000 Black on Black SOLD

2006 CLK 500 coupe Capri Blue on Grey (zoom,zoom)
47,000mi

04 VW TDI Passat 80,000mi
(Techno)

How to eliminate oil dependency through market-driven approaches.
“We could cut oil use in half by 2025, and by 2040, oil use could be zero,”
The Sound of Diesel Speed
Ode to MB

No sneek peaks ... release date is March 18 so start checking off the calendar boxes ... I'll post a link as soon as it goes up on our paper's Web site (I think I get extra points for creating webhits ... haha).

Sorry, no mention of MBShop ... it's only about the history of diesel sportscars, very light and jocular ... I throw a dibble of tech-talk around, but only the bare essentials. More of a sports history/arcana slant than anything. I use the word "gongoozler" at one point in the story, if that tells you anything about the tone.

Re: drawing your car. Actually, I'm usually glad to do commissions. I'd have to charge for it, though ... I used to just be able to do that kind of stuff for people as a friendly favor, but I'm not that well off financially these days, and art supplies = money. Could probably do it for much, much cheaper than a pro artist would charge though, if you're interested.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Peugeot is to return to Le Mans in 2007, planning to win the classic French event with a diesel powered prototype. The project could however face stiff competition from Audi which is believed to be working on a similar project.

Peugeot won Le Mans as a works team in 1993 with a clean sweep of the podium. The first prototype is due to run in December 2006 and the team will start racing in the Le Mans Endurance Series in 2007.

"This is an extremely stimulating new challenge and I am convinced it will generate considerable interest throughout our staff and across our sales networks," said Frederic Saint-Geours, managing director of Automobiles Peugeot.




http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns15011.html

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5 speed '91 190E 2.6 320,000 mi. (new car, fast, smooth as silk six, couldn't find any more Peugeots)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.5l Turbo Diesel 266,000 mi. (old car, fast for a diesel, had 2 others)
5 speed '01 Jetta V6 (new wifes car, pretty quick)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.2l Turbo Gas 197,000 mi. (wifes car, faster, sadly gone just short of 200k )
5 speed '83 Yamaha 750 Maxim 14,000 mi. (fastest)
0 speed 4' x 8' 1800 lb Harbor Freight utility trailer (only as fast as what's pulling it)

Yep, already squeezed a mention of that into my article, as well as Lola's biodiesel plans. It was a tight column (and by "tight," I don't mean "cool") ... you have no idea how hard it is to contain something so interesting (to me) to a 28-inch column ... they still might try to cut it up to make it shorter. Ten pounds of, uh, stuff in a five-pound bag.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)