And I was envious of the VW Golf's 50 mpg! I think it looks sharp. I'm sure there'd be a lot of whining from the little woman, though, with her trying to negotiate entry and exit. ("Little" being an expression that I like to use in lieu of realism). But it sure would be a good return on your investment when you look at that fuel mileage! I just wonder what's going through the oil companies minds at this moment. There's probably a "How Can We Kill It" committee meeting sweating bullets over it as we speak.

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1951 Chevy 3100

2003 Indian Chief Roadmaster

1983 GMC 1 ton Dually

1982 Chevy 1 ton Dually, service body (sold)

'90 GMC Suburban 6.2 "SS Veg-Burban"
(single tank WVO\diesel conversion) SOLD

'81 300D ~ Mama's car...my job (now my car)(but still my job) SOLD

'83 300sd ~ rescue car SOLD

2005 Ford Taurus (Mama's new car)(NOT my job!)

Probably not. What you won't buy, there are others in line to buy.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

I would be willing to bet they haven't paid it a moments notice. As far as that thing is from any kind of mass production, especially worldwide, it wouldn't even cause a hiccup. It's a concept car, at best.

Here we go again, instead of talking about a car it turns to "those evil oil companies".

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84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

Yup, this little car has the opposite problem; fuel is still much too cheap to create a market. At current prices Bubba is still driving his silly giant trucks (with nothing in the back except beer cans) and no-one else is seriously considering downsizing their cars. If fuel was $7/gallon folks might start to get interested in something a little smaller. The "oil companies" aren't worried, it would take about 20 of these to offset one Bubba.

..........I have a feeling that by the time it hits the streets fuel WILL be $7 a gallon!
I wonder how long the thing would last? Most tiny engines like that are high strung and do not have much longevity. Fo 20-30 grand I would like at least 150k out of it.

I'm not gong to hold my breath for this sort of car to save us. I am putting together my VW Cabriolet Diesel project as we wait for something better (that's car #10 in the fleet)

Rick

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Good question, it might make sense if it was in the price range of a smart car, more like $15K. It would probably have the life expectancy of a motorcycle engine.

I still want this car.

A 190d 2.2 standard with a good tailwind could realize 45mpg ,Im in that catogory of buyer .I would like to take this car to further steps and ex out the interior , lighter rims and tires ,put a light weight driver seat in and see just how far it would climb up the MPG range.Im glad someone has the diesel in mind as a motor of econo ,truckers have known for years the value of sleak well performing diesel design .Americans can reunite under the Auto industry if they head in this direction .