Posted by oldtanker on July 31, 2011 at 10:00:19 from (66.228.255.223):
In Reply to: diesel truck posted by rick165 on July 31, 2011 at 09:41:13:
If you are talking about a pickup I'd tell you no. Diesels can get pretty expensive to maintain and add in that they sell for more both new and used it's hard to justify the extra expense. Now if you were doing some hauling on a several times a week base diesel in my opinion would be the way to go. For the extra cost of buying plus the higher price per gallon of fuel you will never pay tourself back with limited use.
Add in winter starting (I'm where it gets -30) plus anti-gel and everything it just isn't a great idea.
I'm looking for a 90's Ford pickup right now with an EFI 460 big block and auto tranny (knee problems and if they are acting up causes a great deal of pain clutching). The 460 with the E4OD and 3:55 or 3:73 gearing don't do bad on mileage and have a lot of pulling power. I had a 77 F250 with C4 auto and the 460 years ago. It got between 11 and 13 depending on what I was doing with it. The 88 F250 with the 6.9 diesel and 4 speed got 17 at 55 with no load. Load it or hit the interstate it got 14. I wasn't impressed.
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