535dA break-in period lenght is???
02-08-2005, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Canada545' date='Feb 8 2005, 05:46 PM
[quote name='BMWDK' date='Feb 8 2005, 04:43 PM'][quote name='530iii' date='Feb 7 2005, 09:02 PM']If only the 535d was available in the US! 
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[/quote]I believe the quality of the d-gas is not the same in North America as it is in Europe, so BMW and other car makers don't want to have their d-cars over here ...
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[/quote]A bit strange, because i think it's more fun to drive d-BMW... but I also live in Denmark, and with the petrol prices we got here, d-BMW's is more economic...
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02-08-2005, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 530iii' date='Feb 8 2005, 10:02 AM
If only the 535d was available in the US!
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- General US perception of diesels (noisy, bad performance etc.) Most Americans don?t like diesels and BMW does not want to have bad sales.
- Low-sulfur diesel not widely available (or not at all?) in the USA
- Does not meet emission requirements in California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York or Vermont meaning you cant register your car there.
- Americans don?t need diesels anyway because your gas is so cheap.
02-09-2005, 04:24 AM
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Also, in the USA very few diesel pumps. Usually only on the motorways for trucks, a bit far to go and fill up!!
Whose going to take the gamble first, the gas companies putting in more pumps or the vehicle manufacturers introducing diesel cars!!
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Whose going to take the gamble first, the gas companies putting in more pumps or the vehicle manufacturers introducing diesel cars!!
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