Unleaded petrol mixed with Diesel in a Chrysler 2.5CRD

Guy King () gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

It's one where the locals have such a strong hint of red to their necks
that they can't be trusted to fill their own cars with fuel - to the point
at which they've been forced to legislate the fact...

 

Steve () gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying
:

I think you'll find you're agreeing with me.

 

Hell you can walk through most any housing estate and (literally) trip over
one if you put your mind to it.

 

Wisconsin isn't it?

ISTR that it was only gas that was affected and that you could still pump
your own diesel.

 

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Recently?

 

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Convertible? You are joking, aren't you? No one would buy that - would they?

 

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This would be in states which don't hold with too much interference from
The Authorities? Doesn't sound likely to me.

 

Guy King () gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

I am not.

We can only hope not.

The terminally stupid are partially saved from themselves by the fact it's
a cack-hander only, luckily.

 

Agreed...

 

"no particular mechanical issues in the near future" seems unlikely at
that price.

 

Joe Pfeiffer () gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Hardly. There's a lot of very good buys with a lot of life in 'em at that
price. Sure, there's a lot of shit which should already have been scrapped,
but it's by no means universal.

 

No, you seem to think the car's crap. I think its a good vehicle.
Certainly no dumber looking than the new MINI (which I also like).

 

Yep - each state is free to make their own laws, even if they are
moronic (or controlled by labor union lobbys).

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

 

The engine will be fine, it's the fuel system that dies.

 

New Jersey-ites will be humored (or humoured if you're a Brit) to know
that they have just been called rednecks.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

 

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Two things - firstly, there are just so many new cars around that
perfectly good ones are falling off the road for want of someone to own
'em - there's often really nothing wrong with cars which people just
can't sell 'cos there's something better for the same sort of money.
Secondly - at that price /who cares/ if there's something major wrong
with it. Major faults cost more than £300 to put right - just ditch the
car and have another.

 

Well, as one who has had several considerably cheaper cars, I'd have to
argue.

And don't tell me it can't be done stateside, either. I did 1,600 miles
in a $300 Cadillac Eldorado, and the only failure was a water hose
(which didn't actually do any harm, was fixed in an instant despite
being in some remote town in the south, and let me see proper Southern
US hospitality in practice).

Richard

 

Depends on location. In a state with a safety inspection, generally any
car that can be legally registered without major work is worth at least
$1000-1500. In a state like Ohio, yeah, I believe it.

nate

 

I'm SURE the engine wasn't designed by MORONS but I bet the *LAWYERS*
helped write the manuals!

This car will be fine.

 

That is not the reason why. It is purely marketing. Legistlation in those
countries either does not require such clean exhaust emissions and therefore
the expense of those engines or as in most of America, a combination of the
above with high sulphur fuel which excludes the low emissions and causes the
oil to degrade faster and need changing more often. The higher sulphur
content fuel is naturally a better lubricant than ultra low sulphur fuel
which needs lubricity enhancers added to raise it to a set standard.
Australia is late to adopt clean fuel. In fact like America it has until
recently had high sulphur fuel [with excellent lubricity though] and a poor
history of storage hygiene with leaky tanks with much dirt and water
contamination.

Huw