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General Information => General => Topic started by: catlin_cava on May 28, 2009, 04:24:00 pm

Title: Diesel's on Mythbusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: catlin_cava on May 28, 2009, 04:24:00 pm

Mythbusters Diesel Diaries
"In this episode, Tory sees whether he can drive the Jetta TDI from San Francisco to Vegas on just one tank of diesel...will he make it?"

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-diesel-diaries/ (http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-diesel-diaries/)

Title: Re: Diesel's on Mythbusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sdwarf36 on May 28, 2009, 10:33:49 pm

Its a promotional tie-in. VW commercials thru the show-then at the end, a 30 second spot with the crew from Mythbusters looking like they are doing a test-but its just " oh wow! Im still going after 700 miles!"

Title: Re: Diesel's on Mythbusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jtanguay on May 29, 2009, 12:21:14 am

it sounds as if Tory "bought" the jetta...  ;D

and i hate how al gore has made the correlation of co2 = greenhouse gas = global warming.  what a total wingnut! where's the lol smiley when you need it??!  

i'm still waiting for "the power of torque"  8)

Title: Re: Diesel's on Mythbusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Op-Ivy on May 29, 2009, 04:00:32 pm

Wow. You can totally tell in their voices that they were paid to do that.  ;D

Title: Re: Diesel's on Mythbusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: spdrace11 on June 03, 2009, 03:03:28 pm

40 mpg doesnt seem like much to brag about in a new TDI.  Im getting 39-42 in my 18yr old NA coupe.  Hey wait a min my car is as old as my gf  ;D, guess which one is more fun to drive  ;)

Title: Re: Diesel's on Mythbusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Smokey Eddy on June 06, 2009, 04:31:14 am

yeah 40 isnt really bragging rights considering the 2 and 3 cylinders in europe hit 60mpg... stupid north america..

Title: Re: Diesel's on Mythbusters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Smokey Eddy on June 06, 2009, 04:33:14 am

i just watched the clip! what an advertisement... dang thats a blow to both mythbusters and Vw. I hate it when that happens.