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Re: Diesel Powered Pickups
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Posted by jdemaris on March 01, 2007 at 11:43:10 from (66.218.13.2):
In Reply to: Re: Diesel Powered Pickups posted by Carp on March 01, 2007 at 09:32:35:
I think your calculations miss a few possibilities. For myself - the last new vehicle I bought was in 1970 - and I'll never do it again.
Since I buyed used, I don't necessarily pay a premium for diesel over gas. In fact, I can often buy diesel trucks cheaper - especially if they have a problem that the locals can't fix - such as a failed injection pump, a "mystery knock", etc.
I paid $500 for my 87 3/4 ton diesel Suburban in 1995. It sat at the Chevy dealership - in a "no run" situation and a bunch of mechanics with NO diesel experience. I bought it, and it took me very little to repair it - including $75 in parts to fix the injection pump and $5 each to put in new fuel injectors. I put 380,000 of miles on it after buying it with 100K - and now my son has it.
It is a very simple engine to work on - and on a relative scale - parts are dirt-cheap. I just bought new OEM Bosch injection nozzles yesterday for another 6.2 diesel - cost $5.97 each. Try to do that with a newer diesel with common-rail injection.
I can relate many similar stories. I just bought a rust-free 1991 diesel Suburban 4WD for $250 from the local school district on sealed-bid. It has 120K miles and I assume I will easily put anther 200K on it.
In regard to fuel costs - I use a fair amount of waste vegetable oil along with all my waste motor oil. Not a huge savings, but some. And, in some states I've driven through, diesel is cheaper than regular gas (but not here in NY).
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