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nhdoc 08-29-2007 07:25 PM

Even MBUSA doesn't know diesel isn't gas...
 
Taken directly from their website

"...the E320 BLUETEC can travel up to an astonishing estimated 780 miles on one tank of gas and accelerate from 0 to 60 in 6.6 seconds."

dukegrad98 08-29-2007 07:38 PM

Even I am sometimes guilty...people use "gas" and "fuel" interchangeably in this country. It really can be annoying, can't it?!

Cheers, John

DieselAddict 08-29-2007 07:48 PM

I strongly dislike the word "gas" even when it's used for gasoline. To me gas is primarily a state of matter, i.e. not liquid or solid, and gasoline is mostly liquid. It's pretty stupid to call it gas IMO. And I'm tired of people asking me what kind of gas mileage I get. How about infinite? ;) The worst offense of this kind that I've seen was on CNN that had an article on gas prices with a picture of two semi-truck drivers filling up their tanks and the picture label saying something like "Two truckers gassing up their trucks...".:rifle:

DieselAddict 08-29-2007 07:53 PM

I would also say that when shopping around for a diesel car I get strongly discouraged when I hear sellers talking about gas mileage or putting gas in the car. I get afraid that maybe that's what they really did.

H-townbenzoboy 08-29-2007 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DieselAddict (Post 1605787)
I strongly dislike the word "gas" even when it's used for gasoline. To me gas is primarily a state of matter, i.e. not liquid or solid, and gasoline is mostly liquid. It's pretty stupid to call it gas IMO.

"Gas" is used as a shortened version of the word "gasoline", not to identify its state of matter. I don't think it's stupid. In that case, it would also be stupid to use "IMO" as a shortened version of "In my opinion".

lietuviai 08-29-2007 10:56 PM

How about a gas pedal in a diesel.;)

Cervan 08-29-2007 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lietuviai (Post 1605959)
How about a gas pedal in a diesel.;)

i can see it now large letters stamped onto a chrome pedal, G-A-S :P

deerefanatic 08-30-2007 07:01 AM

Lol! :d

lkchris 08-30-2007 09:14 AM

MBUSA is only guilty of poor oversight of their advertising agency.

Usually no one at those places knows the first thing about the product.

Unleashed 08-30-2007 10:42 AM

Just do as the rest of the world does: -

"I'm going to get some petrol."

rrgrassi 08-30-2007 11:15 AM

Remember the movie "Speed"? When the guy punctured the fuel tank, and then made it back inside, Sandra Bullock's line was "What's that smell?". She was told GAS. It's diesel bus.

vstech 08-30-2007 11:33 AM

I thought most of the world called fuel "benzene"...

Unleashed 08-30-2007 11:36 AM

I call it Benzoline. :D

DieselAddict 08-30-2007 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H-townbenzoboy (Post 1605919)
"Gas" is used as a shortened version of the word "gasoline", not to identify its state of matter. I don't think it's stupid. In that case, it would also be stupid to use "IMO" as a shortened version of "In my opinion".

I think the word "gasoline" is pretty stupid too. I'd much rather call it petrol, and I'm not even British.


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