Diesel vs gas......................

Sport45 wrote:
A few more good natured counter pounts:

Steak2k1 wrote:
Diesel VS Gas.

Hmm let me see. Passin a gasser loaded with a 5'er going up a 7% grade. He's doin 40 in 2nd gear & I,m doing 70+ in 6th....priceless.!!

I'm happy for you. I grew up and quit racing a long time ago. We'll both make it to the top and that's good enough for me. By the way, did the driver of the gas rig know you guys were racing? How do you know what gear he was in?

Priceless? I though you shelled out good money for that beefy, testosterone-dripping, manly engine.

Hmm let me see. Gassers cost more to fill up especialy seeing as one cannot make gasoline nor ethanol at home-you all is at the mercy fo the OIL company...ever hear of BioDiesel..?? I make my fuel.

You make all of your fuel? Must have a lot of time on your hands and a bit of a processing plant in your barn.

Who says you can't make corn-squeezin's at home? That's been going on ever since prohibition. Ever heard of pipeline drip condensate? Burns about as good as gas. Used to run on a bit (dieseling was a bad thing then) with carburated engines, but not too bad in these fuel injected rigs. Gasoline engines also easily adapt to natural gas, butane, propane, or hydrogen. I've seen a lot of big trucks (like garbage trucks) that run fixed routes burning propane.

Hmm let me see. Diesel GM after 200k still sells very very well
Gasser GM not so good...likely worn out by that time..!! same would apply to Ferd/Dodge.

No thanks. I'm not buying a 200,000 mile rig. I don't care what kind of condition the power plant is in. I bought my last F-150 with 150,000 miles and put another 83,000 miles on it, but I knew the condition and it was a steal of a deal for price. When was the last time you bought a pickup with 200,000 miles? Or are you a seller at that point? I see you drive an '06 with "a little 'xtra jam." If you don't mind my asking, how many miles did you have on your trade-in?

No contest folks...be it torque, longetivity or the ability to make your own fuel diesel wins out.

Okay, you win. The rest of us are just plain stupid. I'll go grab my pointy hat and sit in the corner now.

I hope you're proud of yourself. I'll probably not be able to sleep for weeks knowing how bad I screwed up.:(

rgds,

stk