[Gabriel]

Frost__2001,May 29 2009, 05:06 PM Wrote:one of the main reasons why we don't have diesels equiped cars as widely as in Europe dose, (and the rest of the world) is because:

1: North American Diesel is far lower in quality compaired to EU standards, our highest grade of "clean Diesel" is the lowest compaired to Europe.

2. you can thank americans also for not having them, as americans are slower to get on the band wagon for better milage cars, and

3. beacuse gas is so cheap to produce here, it's why the demand is not as high as it is in europe. we pay about 1/2 of what a european would for regular gas.

4. American perception of diesel engines and diesel tech is still set in the 1970's
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Yeah , but diesel quality can be improved , it's a matter of will from the government , and I mean Canadian government . Also i think that in some matters Canadians need to stop blaming the Americans for all the BS happening in this country. Gasoline is much cheaper down south than here . We have a saying back home : you're not stupid for asking me , I am stupid for giving it to you . I know Canada depends on the US in many ways . But not everything . Have you been to Mexico ? You can see many european brands such as Renault , Peugeot ,Citroen on the same hwy with North American Cars . You say it's cheap fuel here , well watch what you wish for , Canada is heading exactly towards Europe's standards of... taxation . American perception of diesel engines ... who cares , the hell with the american cars then , everyone in Europe selling cars sells diesel also - Kia , Daewoo , VW , BMW Honda , and so on , just import the damn things and you get better fuel mileage . Just the way people learned to buy japanese for better quality , they will change their perception and buy diesel . FYI , I just spoke to a friend from Georgia (USA) last week and he told me that for a Jetta TDI you have to get on a waiting list , and if you want a manual transmission , it takes even longer . It seems that America started to have an appetite for diesel powered cars . Before living in Canada , I lived in the USA and rarely saw diesel cars . After moving here I noticed alot of VW diesel on the roads , but also more expensive gas . All in all , if there's a will , there's a way . But is there a will ?