Re: Diesel Powered Pickups

Posted by davpal on February 28, 2007 at 23:28:53 from (216.93.97.126):

In Reply to: Diesel Powered Pickups posted by Glenn F. on February 28, 2007 at 18:06:45:

The only thing wrong with the Navistar, Cummins, or Duramax engines is that they got them wrapped in a ford, dodge and a chevy. The engines would probably last a million miles of driving each if they had a decent chassis to put them in! Big three can overcomplicate, over-engineer, cheapen up, and basically F#%^ up any engine package by putting their vehicle around it. I have fords and have paid the price of ownership that is for sure. Next truck will probably be a dodge. Not a diesel. Diesels are made to go all day down the road without stopping, hauling cargo. Not for going and getting groceries, or starting and stopping taking kids to soccer practice and school 10 times a day or putting around town. Even most farmers don't use them for how they are intended to be used. Starting and stopping, farting around a farm, starting at 0 degrees 1000 times a year and then wondering why they rattle or start hard. 90% or more of farmers could easily get by with gas engines to do everything they want to. It seems to be more of a status symbol to be a big diesel owning talker. I live on a highway and watch people drive by with delta 88 olds and caprice classics go by pulling 25 foot travel trailers for years. Now people think they need a 650 ft lb diesel to pull a pop up camper or two place snowmobile trailer.

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