http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/ Autoblog Comments for Rumormill: BMW diesels on sale in the U.S. mid-October http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 9:38AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 9:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/
You kidding??? The timing is better than ever if you ask me. Here in California diesel is only about .20/gallon more than premium. The gasoline 335i returns about 17mpg city/25 mpg hwy. I dont know how much the diesel version wll achieve but I can guarantee it will be worth the extra dough to spend on the diesel.

Not to mention loads of torque! That would be a blast . ]]>Apr 22nd 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 10:11AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/However, the premise of your point appears to be that buying a gasoline BMW is a rational economic action. It isn't. If I were after a good economic return on my investment, I would buy a Honda Civic and drive it for 15-20 years. IMHO, anyone who applies your math when buying Beemer is wistling into the wind. My next car will be a diesel -- not because it makes economic sense, but because I like diesels. Likewise, I may buy a BMW because I like BMWs, although financially I may be better off with a Civic.]]>Apr 22nd 2008 10:15AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/
If you have the means you can make Diesel fuel yourself, BioDiesel that is. I run a VW TDI and a Jeep CRG on fuel I make at home, and it costs well under $2 a gallon to do so.

If DIY is not your thing, you can buy BioDiesel from a pump, or join/create a coop who brews their own. You can contribute cash, wrench work, chemicals, waste oil, whatever.

You could convert the car to run on waste or straight veggie oil. I would not suggest doing so with a NEW car, but the option is there.

Options, fuel options are a primary attraction of Diesel cars. You don't have that with gasoline (and please don't answer with ethanol, because that is not really a viable option.)


]]>Apr 22nd 2008 10:19AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Good argument, but I doubt anyone driving a diesel BMW will know what a wrench looks like or ever held one before. Cash is a different story.]]>Apr 22nd 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/
You can't run grease through the modern, high-pressure diesels. ]]>Apr 22nd 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 2:22PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/
These diesels weren't available here because the US hadn't adopted low-sulfur diesel fuel yet. The switchover is likely part of the reason for the higher diesel cost. Once we get the refining part nailed down better, I expect the cost to drop back to lower levels. Maybe not below gas like it was before, but maybe closer to mid-grade.

Additionally, there have been diesels on the market for a long time, even "when it made sense to buy a diesel". VW only took a year off, prior to that they sold 5 models with TDI options(Beetle, Jetta, Golf, Touareg, and Passat). M-B also sold a CDI version of many models as well.

I personally can't wait for all these new options. I've got my eye on a TDI Tiguan, but there are tons of great options that we will start to see soon.]]>Apr 22nd 2008 7:47PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 9:48AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/
I think thats estimate is on the safe side. I wouldnt doubt it if the vehicle achieves 25 city/35 hwy.

But....even at only 22/33 thats a 7 mpg city/8 mpg hwy improvement. thats just shy of a 30% improvement in the city and just above a 30% increase in the hwy. that is pretty good if you ask me ]]>Apr 22nd 2008 10:08AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/
I'll be grabbing the A5 TDI when it hits state side, 40mpg NA on the highway with quattro? hell yes.]]>Apr 22nd 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/]]>Apr 22nd 2008 9:52AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/Apr 22nd 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/22/rumormill-bmw-diesels-on-sale-in-the-u-s-mid-october/

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