Tell me your horror stories (Diesel)
Ok, so browsing through the thread about the 2011 Ford diesel left me in shock. Seems like there were many issues with the early builds of that engine. I know the Cummins and Duramax of that generat...
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A diesel engine exists because they are more fuel efficient. Some states discourage the efficient use of fuels by taxing diesel fuel way more than gasoline. In your home state of Nevada there is only about $.04 per gallon difference. In a tax glutton state like Pennsylvania the obscene confiscation of money by excessive fuel taxes can cause diesel engines to be much less desirable.
Sometimes in western Nevada the cost at the pump of diesel is actually the same as or less then regular gas. Add to that the thirty-five percent better fuel mileage diesel gets towing and the numbers clearly favor the diesel. Try to find a gasser in a one ton pickup and you will look far and wide; yet Ford, Ram and Chevy/GM dealerships stock every configuration and trim of diesel 350/3500 trucks.
