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How can we get the Polo over here ??

Passing on a two-lane highway requires a different technique, that's all. You get used to leaving lots of space between you and the car in front so you can see around them.

I knew from the start that there might be issues, and was extremely picky on The Subject in my test drive - if I was going to pay that much for a 1992 vehicle (thanks to the demand for them here and the yen exchange rate, Delicas are not cheap), it had better be perfect. It was.

The Delica is a tall vehicle with a very high driving position. You can see right over top of most cars, so left turns aren't a problem. As a result of the height, though, underground parking is generally a non-starter. The heavy stuff is very low in the chassis, so they're not as tippy as they look.

It's also not the fastest vehicle (mine cruises nicely at

100 to 110 klicks, but clearly doesn't want to go much faster), so passing people is rarely an issue. They pass you. There are many reasons to buy a Delica, but speed isn't one of them. :-)

Laura Halliday VE7LDH "Non sequitur. Your ACKS are Grid: CN89mg uncoordinated." ICBM: 49 16.05 N 122 56.92 W - Nomad the Network Engineer

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laura halliday
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I'll bet that's because diesels (which many people associate the soot/particulates with greenhouse gas problems) actually produce far less CO than comparable gas-engined cars, no? That's probably why. Apart from the soot and particulates (which on modern diesels are trapped in filters and/or have catalysts applied to them unlike old-school diesels that pumped it all right out the back), diesels are actually fairly clean and environment-friendly.

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Matt B.

I had a 1970 and the dual master failed at the same time. I hope they figured out a better design later.

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Joseph Meehan

Diesels run extremely lean, so I'd expect zilch CO and HC, but possibly some NOx. Smoke happens when the driver pushes the accelerator, pumping more fuel in, but the engine is running at a slower speed than the throttle setting calls for. The excess fuel has to go somewhere.

Modern diesels can do something about this with their engine management, compromising what the driver wants with what the engine can actually do. Old diesels can't.

Laura Halliday VE7LDH "Non sequitur. Your ACKS are Grid: CN89mg uncoordinated." ICBM: 49 16.05 N 122 56.92 W - Nomad the Network Engineer

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laura halliday

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