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Diesel Vehicle Sales Up 27.5% So Far in 2012

Posted August 02, 2012 10:06 AM

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Through the first six months of the year, Americans purchased 61,214 diesel-powered vehicles, not including heavy-duty diesel pickup trucks, according to a study by HybridCars.com and Baum and Associates. That figure represents a 27.5-percent improvement over the previous year.

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Re: Diesel Vehicle Sales Up 27.5% So Far in 2012

08/03/2012 6:58 AM

America finally accepts that a diesel car can be very attractive in many respects to a petrol driven one.....not the least being not on board with a very explosive chemical....

About the only negative side is that normal Diesel foams dramatically, slowing filling up and it has an unpleasant aroma and once you get it on your hands, you need to wash them.....before you get it on the steering wheel for example.....

I find all the other points about Diesel to be positive....

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08/03/2012 7:27 AM

Diesel has an unpleasant aroma? I must be sick because, I rather like the smell of diesel!

I'm glad we are finally waking up a little over here. Diesel is a wonderful fuel source IMO
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08/03/2012 8:12 AM

It once made me very seasick off Dover in the UK.......never forgotten.....

Petrol smells better I find......

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08/03/2012 7:33 AM

The percentage change in non-diesel vehicles would add some weight to the story.

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