Just picked up the wife's new car

07-26-2010, 07:33 AM

Wife has a Jetta Wagon diesel. It's as close to hybrid as I want to get. awesome fuel economy with no battery. om nom nom

mithrilG60 · 07-26-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindflux

Wife has a Jetta Wagon diesel. It's as close to hybrid as I want to get. awesome fuel economy with no battery. om nom nom

Bingo! Despite the mileage claims hybrid's are actually far more environmentally damaging than standard petrol and diesel vehicle simply due to the battery fabrication and disposal processes. Hybrid's are only a real presence in North American, the rest of the world continues on with diesel like it always has. This continent's aversion to diesel always confuses/disappoints me

bobarian · 07-26-2010, 10:43 AM

Congrats Kelly. The main thing is June likes it. I'll be that dash is really crazy at night!

07-26-2010, 07:33 AM	#1
Mindflux Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Just picked up the wife's new car Wife has a Jetta Wagon diesel. It's as close to hybrid as I want to get. awesome fuel economy with no battery. om nom nom

07-26-2010, 10:43 AM	#3
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Just picked up the wife's new car Congrats Kelly. The main thing is June likes it. I'll be that dash is really crazy at night!