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Originally posted by dave
what sucks about it?
a) it'll gel up in the winter
b) yeah, you can't go as fast as you can with gas
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I had a "normally aspirated" (carburated, not FI) VW Rabbit, which I loved to death. After it died, I replaced it with a Diesel engine Rabbit, hoping to cut fuel costs since I had a long commute during the middle of the Gas Crisis.
Needing to find a place that pumped Diesel was a minor hassle....partly offset by not needing to do so quite so often. Fuel gelling was never a problem, even during some fairly cold winetres; colder than we have here nowadays. Waiting for the preheat before starting was slightly annoying, but not a real big deal.
And while the top speed was comparable to the gas engine, it was the acceleration that was lacking...on-ramps could be more exciting than you might like them to be.