Depends on how you do the math on that one... If you get the mileage that doc is claiming from his I believe you'd pay for it quite quickly as it would be doubling the mileage. Right now I'm running about 5 grand a year in gas through my Ranger. 2500 in savings would be a nice chunk of money. If you want to go out and buy a brand new crate diesel engine for this kind of swap, then no... it would never pay. However, if you use an engine that you already have sitting unused that you won't get your money's worth out of if you sell it, then you casn probably make it pay over a long period of time. Then you can take the same engine and stick it into the next truck when this one's done because the engine still won't be worn out. Some of us are bothered by the poor mileage we get from these half trucks, but you can't win by buying a bigger truck because they get the same mileage and cost more to buy... but I still need a truck for many things I do... and it would cost more to put another car on the road than I would save in gas for he trips where I don't need the truck... hence the desire for a small diesel truck that gets good mileage.
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