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<blockquote data-quote="jdc753" data-source="post: 3957880" data-attributes="member: 572078">Its an amazing thing, but aren&#039;t diesels dirty and smell and they clatter awfully loud, just soo not refined at all like a modern gasser, I just couldn&#039;t bare to ride around in something so unrefined and not technologically advanced. Oh and dear heavens don&#039;t tell me I would be sharing a pump with those awful disheveled truckers.Diesels have always been more efficient to run and have always had a longer lifespan that gas motors, why do you think you see diesels in all commercial situations where it be a gen set, combine, or truck that sees 300,000+ miles Each and every Year. Only downside has been before they have always been heavy compared to a gasser and a narrow powerband and not as high reving. Many of the first hybrid concept cars used diesel instead of gas as well and could were achieving 70mpg back in the mid 90&#039;s. I will be happy to see more diesel options.I don&#039;t see fuel prices getting any better though. currently I am paying 50 cents more per gallon for diesel than I would pay for regular gas and about 10 cents more per gallon than premium gas.Sure is going to be interesting to follow the way this is headed. Many have said lately that we have been living in a time very much akin to the 60&#039;s with the performance cars we have been seeing, 500HP mustang, 500HP+ corvettes, all sorts of performance packages SRT8, SRT10, ect. Now I guess we gotta go through what happened after the 60&#039;s as well. Time to snag a ZR1 or Z06 and a Shelby GT500KR and maybe an SRT8 Charger for the time capsule.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jdc753, post: 3957880, member: 572078"] Its an amazing thing, but aren't diesels dirty and smell and they clatter awfully loud, just soo not refined at all like a modern gasser, I just couldn't bare to ride around in something so unrefined and not technologically advanced. Oh and dear heavens don't tell me I would be sharing a pump with those awful disheveled truckers. Diesels have always been more efficient to run and have always had a longer lifespan that gas motors, why do you think you see diesels in all commercial situations where it be a gen set, combine, or truck that sees 300,000+ miles Each and every Year. Only downside has been before they have always been heavy compared to a gasser and a narrow powerband and not as high reving. Many of the first hybrid concept cars used diesel instead of gas as well and could were achieving 70mpg back in the mid 90's. I will be happy to see more diesel options. I don't see fuel prices getting any better though. currently I am paying 50 cents more per gallon for diesel than I would pay for regular gas and about 10 cents more per gallon than premium gas. Sure is going to be interesting to follow the way this is headed. Many have said lately that we have been living in a time very much akin to the 60's with the performance cars we have been seeing, 500HP mustang, 500HP+ corvettes, all sorts of performance packages SRT8, SRT10, ect. Now I guess we gotta go through what happened after the 60's as well. Time to snag a ZR1 or Z06 and a Shelby GT500KR and maybe an SRT8 Charger for the time capsule. [/QUOTE]

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