[Rhodes22-list] Diesel Powered Trucks

[brad haslett]

Joe, I know of at least 20 guys at work that have Ford
F-250's with diesels and they swear by them. Dodge
uses a Cummins diesel which is good too. I don't know
much about GM's because I'm just not a GM kinda guy. 
Pretty good mileage for the size and the engine is
good for 200K.  The downside is that they are
expensive (about 4k more on the front end) and you now
can't pull into any convenience store for fuel.  I
drove a Mercedes diesel for 200K miles and my son
drove it another 75K. The car was getting rather tired
but the engine was still going strong, typical of good
diesel engines.  Going down the interstate is no
problem, just look for Ric, and follow him to fuel. 
Around town, especially in a strange city, it can
become a major PITA to find fuel. For me personally,
the extra front end expense and convenience has kept
me out of returning to diesel but they do last a long,
long time. If I did a lot of heavy towing (heavier
than the R-22) the diesel would definately be the
ticket.  If your current truck is in good shape other
than the miles, you might consider running it until
the engine dies and then repower with a rebuilt Jasper
engine.  They are not cheap but Jasper's are probably
the best rebuilt engines on the market.

Brad Haslett
"CoraShen"
--- "Ware, Joseph W." <joseph_ware@merck.com> wrote:
> Any one have good information on the longevity of a
> diesel motor in a pickup
> vs. a regular gas motor?  I'm in the market and will
> be putting on about
> 20,000 miles a year for the next 8 years.  Either I
> run my current gas motor
> to death, (it already has 120,000 miles on it), or I
> pickup a new diesel
> which I hear can handle the extra miles.
> 
> Joe
> 
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