> From: Rob Harrison <robhar@xxxxxx>
>
> The
> Passat TDI wagon looks promising, if I can find a used one in our price
> range. Biodiesel is available here in crunchy Seattle. (The exhaust
> will
> smell like french fries!) The Prius is another good possibility for us,
> though doesn't feel as solid as the VW.
Hold out for the TDI and biodiesel! When gasoline is $10/gallon, you'll
be able to make biodiesel from used restaurant grease for a fraction of
that. Gasoline is going away sooner than y'all think.
Plus, that TDI will last at least twice as long as a gas engine.
See link below for a vehicle that runs on waste restaurant grease
WITHOUT converting it to biodiesel first.
Requisite on-topic stuff: the painting on the side of the van came from
an eleven-shot panorama I did with an OM-4ti and Zuiko 180/2.8.
:::: Given an infinite source of energy, population growth still
produces an inescapable problem. The problem of the acquisition of
energy is replaced by the problem of its dissipation. -- Garrett Hardin
:::: Jan Steinman <http://www.Bytesmiths.com/Van>
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