{"id":11270,"date":"2016-10-14T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?p=11270"},"modified":"2016-10-21T07:39:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T14:39:42","slug":"moving-away-from-diesel-cars-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/11270\/moving-away-from-diesel-cars-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Far Away from Diesel Cars – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
When you think of European cars, the first brands that come to mind are Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Lamborghini,etc. In real life though, and as opposed to drivers in the US, the majority of Europeans have been driving diesel cars for the past 15 years. Oh and station wagons, lots of station wagons!<\/p>\n
Now, although I have always been a petrolhead, I unfortunately was not an exception on the above mentioned fact. I\u2019ve been driving diesel cars since I was 19. Up until last year, the market share on diesel cars in my country [Belgium] was a lot bigger than petrol cars. (*Gasoline cars for us yanks – Editor\u2019s note). Due to changes in laws and taxation on diesel cars here recently (emissions and global warming), that will now finally change.<\/p>\n
After driving a BMW E90 318D for 5 years, and several other diesels before that, I decided it was finally time for something sportier \u2014 Something that would fit my personality better. I didn\u2019t actually need a big trunk, as my wife is always the one doing groceries. However, being able to take something with me from time to time would come in handy.<\/p>\n