Posted by Lumpy on November 17, 2007 at 16:44:23 from (207.32.9.229):
In Reply to: diesel gas posted by mf40-man on November 17, 2007 at 16:14:01:
It's all in the auto makers and the oil boys. The oil boys can't make their mega bucks if eveyone is driving a 45mpg diesel. Thats why the mpg on the " big 3 " has went down over the last 8-10 years. The oil boys want to make more $$$. But I also noticed that the Tundra and the Titan are also on the low mpg band wagon. As far as reliability goes, you get good and bad no matter what the hood emblem is. I will say this much.... 2 of the most reliable AMERICAN diesel engines are the early 90's Cummins and 7.3 Power stroke. I know several of each with well over 300,000 on original engines. I personally would love to see a 1/2 ton pick up with a 4 cyl diesel. Just my .02, sorry about the long post.
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