"Roy" <Roy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "nunya" <nunya@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Steve Lusardi" <stevenospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Nunya,
>>> I think you got your math wrong. There is absolutely no way in hell
that
>>> I will EVER own another gasoline driven vehicle. Fuel economy is one
of
>>> the lowest elements of the "Total Cost of Owner****p" (TCO). I do agree
>>> that using a 3.5 ton truck to get groceries is improper use of the
>>> vehicle. That's not my point. The fact that US auto makers are not
>>> offereing 2 & 3 Liter diesels is the problem. The Europeans have it
>>> correct. On another point, sulpher in the fuel does not help an engine
>>> and it is not a lubricant. Sulpher in all oil is the main contributer
to
>>> the formulation of sulpheric acid, which ac***ulates in the lube oil
>>> because of water condensation that occurs every time the engine
crosses
>>> the dew point. This is what corrodes the oil. There are far more
diesels
>>> in use in Europe and the fuel there has been sulpher free for a very
>>> long time with absolutely no ill effects. The small diesel vehicle in
>>> Europe consistantly see mileage like 60 MPG regularly. Remember,
engine
>>> wear goes up with engine speed. Diesels have no air control and make
>>> their power at lower engine speeds saving significant wear over the
>>> gasoline driven couterparts. The run onto diesels in Europe has been
so
>>> profound that the governments in Europe have lost serious revenue as
>>> fuel is severly taxed to the point that the road tax and duties on
>>> diesels and diesel fuel have been drastically increased to compensate.
>>> Please also note that diesel has 25% more latent energy by volume over
>>> gasoline and if the fuel is ONLY $.50 more per gallon, you are still
>>> getting a super deal. After all, you pay by volume, not weight.
>>> Steve
>>>
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> >overall cost of owner****p the gas
>> burner is cheaper for the first quarter million miles.
>
> Let's get real for a minute with cost.. Your going to get 1/4 million
> miles out of a gas truck? If so, you'll be replacing some serious
> components imo, that you won't be in a ***mins. I don't think that has
> been factored in as yet.
But you are forgetting a key issue as well and that is time. Sure, the
***mins can run for a long time before it needs any real work but how
about
the rest of the truck? My truck is now 11 years old and still only has
118,000 miles on it and for a while, I was driving it 80 miles a day just
to
get to work. Now if it gets 10,000 a year, that is a lot. To get it to
250,000 would probably take me another 15 years and ***mins or not, what
shape do you really think that truck will be in at 26 years old?
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