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   Rod Speed to mike   
   Re: What advantage is diesel for a passe   
   07 Feb 23 07:56:54   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   mike  wrote   
      
   > Read today that almost all vans and half the cars in Europe run on   
   > diesel.   
      
   That's a lie.   
      
   > The only thing I know about diesel is it stinks and gives me headaches.   
      
   > I get why a huge truck with a heavy load would run on diesel fuel.   
      
   > But why would HALF the cars in Europe run on it?   
      
   They don't.   
      
   Some did go for diesel cars for their better fuel economy   
   but that has since been significantly negated by the fact   
   that diesel is now more expensive than gasoline and the   
   fact that diesel cars pollute more than the best gasoline cars.   
      
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