[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.

[Myrddin]

I've lived in Pocatello, ID since Dec 2000. The weather here really demands a 4WD truck. My 1999 F150 had the fuel pump destroyed in an overnight -21F weather incident (in the driveway). I spent $800 to have the fuel pump replaced and a block heater installed. Aside from the fuel gauge giving unreliable readings after the repair, the truck is running fine. I would entertain a diesel replacement 4x4 if my 1999 fails in an uneconomical to repair way. The number of subzero days here is usually small and I'm due to retire soon, so my driving demands will be even less than they are now.