[Myrddin]

My dad had a Olds Toronado with the diesel engine. A bit more effort to keep fueled and deal with "stuff" in the fuel. That was when diesel was cheaper than regular gas. At current prices, I don't see the advantage in diesel over regular gas. Dad died in Dec 2003. His Toronado sold quickly. Mom kept her Olds 98 for a couple more years, then sold it as age related macular degeneration destroyed her vision and made driving unsafe.

My 1999 F150 SuperCab returned from San Diego in Sept 2014 with 63000 miles on the odometer. It had 22500 when I purchased it used in 2003. Current odometer is just over 64000 miles. Lots of life left in the old truck. The 5.4L V8 is a good engine.

[Gay State Conservative]

Those GM diesels were notoriously bad. In fact I recall diesel Benzes and Volvos in the 70s and 80s that always belched out black smoke just like trucks and buses of the same era. But the Germans have perfected diesels for passenger cars in recent years.Until the last few years about half of the passenger cars sold in Europe were diesels.It's much less now thanks to the VW scandal.

In New England diesel is usually just a few pennies per gallon more than Regular in summer but it goes up in winter (thanks to demand for heating oil). But the gas version of my car *requires* Premium which is always more than diesel.

On the highway my car easily gets 45-50mpg.