Friday October 3, 2008
By Margaret on Eco-Friendly Transportation
Apparently Margaret gets to test drive cars for a living... or at least for this post. She test drove a Volkswagen Jetta TDI, which (for those who really don't know cars like me) is supposed to be a very fuel efficient car. This car is marketed as a transportation alternative, and uses diesel fuel.
The post really talks about it's use with diesel and the concerns surrounding it. I'd never heard, but one of the major concerns is that diesel is dirty... all oil is dirty isn't it? This didn't really make sense to me, but then again cars don't really make any sense to me... I guess it uses "clean diesel", which is low-sulfur.
I know that the cars my family owns aren't nearly as fuel efficient as I would like them to be. This car seems to be reasonably priced, ($21,990) and runs smoothly enough to have Margaret comparing is to a salsa partner. It may be a perfect match for my family. One of the features of this car I think is pretty cool is an energy monitor. It shows you the mpg you are getting and helps you balance out the efficiency of the car. Personally, I think that every car should have this, it would help people understand the effects of their driving on the efficiency of the car. Margaret gives the perfect example. "At one point with my foot off the accelerator I was getting 102 mpg. Then I abruptly jabbed the pedal which immediately reduced the fuel efficiency to 22 mpg."
Until next time.
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