[TriLUG] [way OT] new auto recommendations (fwd)

[Ken MacKenzie]

A note on using Bio Diesel.  Last time I read up on it that to use Bio
Diesel you are supposed to advance the timing somewhere between 3 and 5
degrees.  No personal experience on it, just something I heard from some
reliable sources a while back.  May be out dated information.

Ken

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Wes Garrison <wes at xitechusa.com> wrote:

> Diesel, Diesel, Diesel!
>
> I can't recommend enough how great modern diesel cars are.
>
> Forget what you remember from the '70s and '80s.  My 2000 VW Golf TDI gets
> OVER 60mpg hwy. (when I keep it under 70 :) ).
>
> Definitely take a look at the VW Golf TDI and the Chevy Cruze Diesel
> (gasp!).
>
> Both are turbocharged (so they're fun) diesels that are quiet, don't smoke
> and get well over 40mpg.  The Golf comes with a 6-spd manual or a DSG
> (which is a great automatic; no crappy slushboxes!)
>
> Also, don't forget that we have Piedmont Biofuels
> <http://www.biofuels.coop/fuels/distribution/buy-fuel> right here in
> Pittsboro.  You can fill up with 100% Bio (80% in winter) at the Carrboro
> Public Works, at Larry's Beans in Raleigh, a pump in Burlington and
> Wilmington.  Fuel meets ATSM quality standards.
>
> You absolutely need a great indy mechanic.  Dealerships are called
> "stealorships" for a reason.
>
> You can't do better than Tioga at Automotive Solutions at White Cross (near
> Carrboro) and Evan at Absolute Automotive
> <http://www.absoluteautomotive.com/> in Durham.
>
> -Wes
>
>