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GWolfe
Nov 04, 2018Explorer
Hannibal wrote:
I got out if the diesel only gas haters club in 2005. I have no regrets. It's a pickup truck, not a OTR tractor. I have no desire to own a pickup truck that I can't use as a pickup truck. That includes grocery getting. I actually like the sound of a gas V8 at 4200rpm up the grades. Others wet their pants at the sound of any harmless downshift. Cringe is not an engine problem. It's a driver perception problem. Gas engines tow fine within their ratings. Higher rpm isn't working harder. Gear reduction reduces the load on the engine. But perception is...
Well said.
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