EPA has killed what made Diesel engines worthwhile. They are no longer long lasting, and no longer fuel efficient. They burn a lot of extra fuel to stay soot free, and blow the hot air and pump the salty fluid through a lot of intricate speedy parts.
Blah. I like clean air, but there is a balance of all things, creating the mess they have of low mileage and poor reliability might be worse than the small gains in exhaust they got?
The USA auto makers have abandoned the low cost leaders, low cost markets, and are only selling to high end markets.
Pickups sold well to the whole Ag segment when corn was over $6, so the they are chasing those dollars.
Think it won’t hold up for them, we farmers need to actually use the trucks, not ride them down the 4 lane to look impressive. And, farm ecconomy is pretty bumpy ride, a $70,000 truck that can’t work isn’t such an easy sell. The auto backup stuff gets excited about backing up in tall grass, the auto 4wd goes into limp mode when you actually need it.....
Lot of factors, as oil tanker says, too. There is a big picture.
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