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65.2 MPG cars, made here but can't be sold here...
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Cite a source for your assertion that "Obama" had anything to do with this.
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65.2 MPG auto made in the USA........all shipped overseas for sale.....Only the Obama world does this shit take place.......Democrats are such pinheads.....
Blabo's unverified cut n' paste debunked:
Here is what Mark Gillies explained about the situation. His title is: Manager, Product and Technology Communications, Volkswagen of America Inc.
There are at least five things that factor in here.
First, VW used to sell the same (or similar?) Passat as is sold in Europe here in the US. But it didn't sell very well. It was too expensive and too small in the mid-size sedan segment. So they came up with a larger version with a better price point; and of course the size effects the mileage. [Americans are not nearly so concerned with mileage as Europeans are.]
Second, the way the US' EPA calculates mileage is different than the way the European equivalent does it. "The cycle is different," he said. The driving course and rigor set in the dynamometer is different. The fuel types used are different. The EPA estimates for diesel mileage tend to be lower than reality. For example, while the EPA says the Passat is 44 mpg, the Consumer Reports number comes in at 51 mpg.
"The number for the combined US cycle for the US Passat is 35 mpg, whereas the same powertrain in a European Passat gets 61.2 mpg on the Euro cycle."
Third, a US gallon (3.79 L) is less than an Imperial gallon (4.546 L).
Fourth, the US government doesn't stipulate to an automobile company what vehicles they can and cannot sell, other than setting the regulations for things like emissions, with which the manufacturers are required to comply.
Fifth, dealers are independent from VW and are not always aware of certain aspects of the auto business.
This explanation seems rational to me, and accounts for the seeming discrepancy in mileage between the US Passat and the European Passat.
http://www.techimo.com/forum/debate...pg-imperial-gallon-65-2-mpg-us-gallon-uk.html
Poor Blabo.
Hmm just met a man the other day who had a 50 mpg Passat diesel and was driving it here with KY tags....
do right wingers actually believe all this garbage they spout?
It gives them something to fantasize about while they masturbate, occie.
Cite a source for your assertion that "Obama" had anything to do with this.
I didn't make any such assertion you ignorant moron.....
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Poor Pathetic AssWipe.....
The only thing you post that is different is the mileage......your post claims 61.2 , mine link, 65.2....
The car is made here........fact
You can't buy the car here....fact
and we live in Obama world until his term is over....fact.....
diesel fuel is not gas.....fact
50 mpg is not 65.2 mpg or 61.2 mpg.........fact
Do you dispute these FACTS ?
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I didn't make any such assertion you ignorant moron.....
Only the Obama world does this shit take place.......Democrats are such pinheads.....
Poor Blabo.
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I didn't think so....
You didn't think. That's why you posted a hit piece on "Obama" and "Democrats" without knowing the facts.
Poor Blabo.
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All fact......thats what makes it a good piece.....Poor AssWipe
Debunked. That's what makes you a loser.
Explain how the car "can't be sold here", and how "Obama" and "Democrats" have anything to do with it.
Poor Blabo.
Debunked. That's what makes you a loser.
Explain how the car "can't be sold here", and how "Obama" and "Democrats" have anything to do with it.
Poor Blabo.
watch the video, thats where the claims are made......then I won't have to explain anything to you, Poor AssWipe.
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watch the video, thats where the claims are made......then I won't have to explain anything to you, Poor AssWipe.
The claims in the video were debunked.
Can you explain how the car "can't be sold here" and how "Obama" and "Democrats" are involved, or not?
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I guess you can't. Poor Blabo.The claims in the video were debunked. Can you explain how the car "can't be sold here" and how "Obama" and "Democrats" are involved, or not?
I guess you can't. Poor Blabo.
The video explains it all....I ain't gonna repeat it for a moron like you.......
Poor AssWipe...
watch the video, thats where the claims are made......then I won't have to explain anything to you, Poor AssWipe.
Do you watch cartoons too?
Buggs Bunny has been to mars.
A video does not care what you put into it and it being in there does not make it true.
Just as posting something in a blog or here does not make it true.