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.... I looked at a diesel powered VW Passat in 2006. They were getting 43 mpg at the time. But the sales guy said they were going to skip a year with the diesel becuase it didn't meet EPA standards for 2007 in Europe. Is THAT the new TDI engine coming out in the fall? That '09 Honda Accord diesel does look interesting.




Both the new Honda and VW diesels will use the new, common-rail diesel technology and are slated for Fall '08 releases as '09 models. The timing belt in the VW needs changed every 60k, at about $800-$900 per pop but the Accord uses a chain, so that is the one I was interested in.

Al