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08-12-2011, 10:12 PM
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lobster = striper bait
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Originally Posted by blondterror
Not sure why Audi/VW (USA versions) have not coupled the 2 liter TDI engine with their AWD yet. They do offer their Q7 SUV with their 3 liter TDI engine and their Quattro tranny(AWD) in the US. I currently drive a 2008 Passat wagon with the 2liter engine an a 6 speed manual which gives me 28-30 on the highway. I would love to have the A4 Avant wagon with the 2 liter diesel and a manual tranny... maybe in a few yrs Audi will bring them over...
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No real market demand yet.
Audi really isn't offering manual transmissions anymore with S-Tronic being able to shift faster than any human.
Thank you AudiSport.  |
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08-12-2011, 11:37 PM
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Old Guy
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Originally Posted by likwid
No real market demand yet.
Audi really isn't offering manual transmissions anymore with S-Tronic being able to shift faster than any human.
Thank you AudiSport. |
to quote the marketers, US consumers don't want diesels
to quote the diesel lovers, The US tree huggers don't want diesels.
CA emissions have made diesels almost cost prohibitive with the stupid CARB rules. |
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08-14-2011, 06:41 AM
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lobster = striper bait
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Originally Posted by striperman36
to quote the marketers, US consumers don't want diesels
to quote the diesel lovers, The US tree huggers don't want diesels.
CA emissions have made diesels almost cost prohibitive with the stupid CARB rules.
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To quote Audi, aka, the truth, there's no market demand yet.
And they defeated the CA emissions laws without any issue and without a major increase in price.
Jeeze, your car facts are as bad as your politics.  |
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08-14-2011, 08:27 AM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Originally Posted by likwid
To quote Audi, aka, the truth, there's no market demand yet.
And they defeated the CA emissions laws without any issue and without a major increase in price.
Jeeze, your car facts are as bad as your politics. |
So are yours 
CARB still has particulate rules in effect that friggin kill diesels.
you can read it as you slowly drift down tide
Last edited by striperman36; 08-14-2011 at 08:35 AM..
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08-14-2011, 12:35 PM
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lobster = striper bait
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CARB classifies TDI vehicles as ultra low emissions.
What exactly is it killing again?
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08-14-2011, 03:32 PM
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Old Guy
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Originally Posted by likwid
CARB classifies TDI vehicles as ultra low emissions.
What exactly is it killing again?
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do you have a egr? and a CCV rerouted in front of your turbo?
the egr has particulate that in combination with CCV exhaust significantly reduces the lifespan of your turbo, don't want to replace your turbo, remove your egr.
Most heavy diesels don't have egr's. |
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08-14-2011, 04:31 PM
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Registered User
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Jeep Wrangler diesel
Can't wait for it to hit the US market!!!!
Not For US: 2010 Jeep Wrangler Diesel |
"Always two there are, no more, no less: a master and an apprentice." >> Yoda
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08-14-2011, 09:22 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by striperman36
do you have a egr? and a CCV rerouted in front of your turbo?
the egr has particulate that in combination with CCV exhaust significantly reduces the lifespan of your turbo, don't want to replace your turbo, remove your egr.
Most heavy diesels don't have egr's.
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odd! thats something that actual VW/Audi TDI owners don't complain about!
imagine that....
seriously, that was an issue back in 2001.
not in 2011.
do you still complain about catalytic converters?
Last edited by likwid; 08-14-2011 at 09:28 PM..
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08-13-2011, 11:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lexington, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by likwid
No real market demand yet.
Audi really isn't offering manual transmissions anymore with S-Tronic being able to shift faster than any human.
Thank you AudiSport. |
Call me old school but I still enjoy shifting a manual car... nothing like the 4th to 3rd or 3rd to 2nd downshift at the right time on a curvy mt road.... its a big part of the enjoyment of driving for me... |
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