Would you trade?
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Would you trade?
Since hurricane Rita came along and supposeably damaged or shut down the refineries in the Houston area, the price of Diesel in my area has jumped 25 cents a gallon in 2 days last week. If, and I say If the price of Diesel would NEVER get any cheaper and ALWAYS be higher than gas....would you ever trade down to a gas truck again?
Knowing how the diesel's preform...I'd walk be for I had to drive a gasser. What would you do? Just curious.
Knowing how the diesel's preform...I'd walk be for I had to drive a gasser. What would you do? Just curious.
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I figure with the diesel getting better milage it's a wash on the cost. Plus if you get rid your PSD then you don't have a PSD....might as well shoot yourself in the foot. The feeling will be about the same.
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Originally Posted by cookie88
I figure with the diesel getting better milage it's a wash on the cost. Plus if you get rid your PSD then you don't have a PSD....might as well shoot yourself in the foot. The feeling will be about the same.
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My next vehicle (not replacing my PSD, just supplementing with a smaller car that will fit in my garage) will also probably be diesel as well, a MB C320 4-Matic sounds great, a VW Jetta TDI is more practical, or for a gasser, I'd go Mistu Lancer Evolution MR. Dreaming is sooo much fun.........
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And i quote Joe Diffie "you can set my truck on fire and roll it down a hill, but I still wouldn't trade it for a Coup de Ville...........cause there's something women like about a PSD MAN!" Well maybe not an exact quote..........
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Originally Posted by trakman
Since hurricane Rita came along and supposeably damaged or shut down the refineries in the Houston area, the price of Diesel in my area has jumped 25 cents a gallon in 2 days last week. If, and I say If the price of Diesel would NEVER get any cheaper and ALWAYS be higher than gas....would you ever trade down to a gas truck again?
Knowing how the diesel's preform...I'd walk be for I had to drive a gasser. What would you do? Just curious.
Knowing how the diesel's preform...I'd walk be for I had to drive a gasser. What would you do? Just curious.
That being said, I drive a 5.4 F150. I'm looking for a diesel. Not so much for what a diesel is really meant for, but to run 100% biodiesel and not have to send my fuel money overseas again. (It would get an occasional workout).
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My back and forth to work/grocery getter is a manual shift 89' Volvo 240 Wagon...of which I'm glad to have in these trying fuel times and in the event my kids and I get tagged by an errant Super Duty...But I can't imagine my stable w/o my PSD. I actually look more forward to driving my diesel truck since I don't drive it everyday...A real phallic symbol if I might say so myself!! NO TRADES!
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i have to agree with that biodiesel comment also... soonner or later this country has to start making it's own fuel... and bio will be a big part of that... i will be nice to have a diesel when that happens..!
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No, I won't trade back down to a gasser, in fact I am planning to buy a diesel equipped 4x4 to replace my wife's aging vechicle in the not to distant future.
Fortunately diesel is still 2 bits cheaper than regular gas at the pumps up here.
--Ken
Fortunately diesel is still 2 bits cheaper than regular gas at the pumps up here.
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Like I said, it's mainly for the independence from the filling station given by biodiesel that I want a diesel.
I drive a lot of PSD diesels everyday. (1 early 01 and 2 late 01s, plus an 04 6.0 as well as tons of medium and heavy duty diesels) I really like getting back into my gasser and not having to wait to start, or listen to the noise, or deal with turbo lag. I really hate waiting to start.
Mike
Edit: Around here, diesel has been only slightly less than gas. Most of the time the same price and now it's about 10-30 cents higher than 87. So actually, my gasser has been cheaper to run for a long time. Heck, diesel is higher than premium around here.
I drive a lot of PSD diesels everyday. (1 early 01 and 2 late 01s, plus an 04 6.0 as well as tons of medium and heavy duty diesels) I really like getting back into my gasser and not having to wait to start, or listen to the noise, or deal with turbo lag. I really hate waiting to start.
Mike
Edit: Around here, diesel has been only slightly less than gas. Most of the time the same price and now it's about 10-30 cents higher than 87. So actually, my gasser has been cheaper to run for a long time. Heck, diesel is higher than premium around here.
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