Hybrid Honda Accords

[Jonathan Finger]

I sure do pass a lot of hybrids on the highway in my TDI.  I can still 
get 50 MPG, and burning biodiesel I burn no fossil fuel, unlike a hybrid 
which burns gas - especially on the highway after the power runs out.
No engine modification needed, as the diesel engine is designed to burn 
veggie-based oil as fuel.
Low maintenance (diesel means no ignition system)
turbo charged (read:eat my dust hybrid)
supports local farmers (commercial grade biodiesel is made from local 
crops like soy).
And I won't be tossing a huge fuel cell into the earth at some point.

www.biodiesel.org
www.tdiclub.com

On a serious note though - there are some really cool hybrids right 
now.  They are great for you city drivers, and some of them boast some 
pretty cool technology.
It's just that being a diesel guy - especially a biodiesel guy - I have 
to give the hybrids a hard time. 
Diesel has been so poo-poo'd in the U.S., and for no good reason.  
Especially biodiesel which is clean burning, and renewable.  And I'm not 
talking about running a car on left over frenchfry oil.  There is THAT 
kind of fuel, but that's not biodiesel.  I'm talking about a refined 
fuel, made from soy, that costs less than petrol based diesel (and could 
be a lot cheaper if it were publicized and accepted).
Yet states like CA won't even ALLOW the sales of new diesel cars.


To answer your question:
No, I haven't driven the Accord Hybrid yet.  <G>


Jonathan Finger


Tom Servinsky wrote:
> List,
> We are in the market for a car for my wife. Have any of you had any 
> problems with the Honda Accord Hybrids?
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> Tom Servinsky
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