[Miata] Upgrades (was Replacing Rear Window)

[Simon Whitworth]

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Dennis B. Swaney <romad at mac.com> wrote:
> To go 75 miles in a Diesel getting 25 MPG (which is stretching it) will
> require 3 gallons @ $5.05 = 15.15
>
> To go the same 75 in a Miata getting 25 mpg will require 3 gallons @
> 4.40 = 13.20
>
> Now if I still had my 83 VW Diesel pickup, I'd be getting over 35 MPG;
> the problem is that I had a 25 gallon tank put in it, and usually put in
> about 20 Gallons per fill-up: 20 x 5.05 = $101.00!

The new VW Jetta TDIs are starting to appear in the US. MPG in the
high 40s. The Sportswagon looks very nice indeed. The first diesel car
to go on sale that meets the new CARB emissions regs, but I seem to
remember reading Honda are not far behind.

As soon as a local dealer gets a TDI Sportswagon, I'm going for a test drive.

Great mileage, tons of torque, plenty of space ... makes sense to me.