I agree with you on the fuel price numbers... but that's only part of the cost. It's the reapir and tow costs that worry me on the new diesels nevermind the higher cost to start with. IIRC, last I looked at GM pricing on that class of truck, the basic Isuzu engine was an 18 grand upcharge and then another ~5 grand for the emission crap. This is canadian dollars... but this was also close to 2 years ago when the dollar was at par. Those were list prices. Presumably a volume deal would yeild a lot less than list for those figures... but it's still a chunk of change. I think the overall operating costs are a lot closer than you think when you really look hard at it. Wether or not they need the new buses is a whole other story...
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