[Gay State Conservative]

I'm currently on my second diesel and I'll never again drive anything else.Although I haven't run all the numbers to see which is cheapest,overall,I do know that at a steady 70mph (on a level highway) I can get 40mpg with my diesel.I know because I did it on a 400-500 mile stretch of I-95 from NC to Florida (no hills and no heavy traffic).I also know that my diesel has an EPA highway rating that 37% higher than the rating for its gas powered twin.There are many other great features to diesels but I'll close with the fact that *both* my diesels had enough torque to loosen your fillings.Anyone who really knows cars knows what that means.

[Captain PJ]

I’ve been driving an F-250 for the last 104,000 miles. 99% of the time on bio diesel I make for about 50 cents a gallon. That’s about 7,400 gallons total used which cost $3,700 to make as apposed to dino diesel which would have cost me $27,380. This more than paid for the diesel version of the truck ($6,000 extra).

[sitetest]

Dear Gay State Conservative,

This is my experience as well. 30 mpg in mixed use, 40 mpg on long trips averaging around 70 mph. Torque makes it just as peppy 0 - 60 as 60 - 90 (and it gets to 90 [and above] far too easily). It's cool regularly going 600+ miles on a tank.

I have 197K miles with one engine repair that ran under $300. Engine still sounds and feels great, probably good for another couple of hundred thousand miles.

When I next buy a car, I'll have a strong preference for a diesel.

sitetest