It would definitely be nice if urea-based emissions systems eliminate the awful maintenance problems caused by short-mileage/multiple stop commute use for other diesel emissions systems. I won't count on it, though.
Yahooligan,You are entirely correct. If Biggziff had read back further in the thread, he would have discovered posts describing the commutes of my wife and I. Hers is 19.5 miles one-way on county roads with 19 full stops, and a maximum run of 5 minu...
I asked my local Ford dealer's service people about this truck issue yesterday, and they all recommended the V-10 gasoline F-250 over any Ford diesel save the 2011 models for commuter use by my wife and I. They agreed that our short, multiple stops,...
RFOneWatt,This is why I said, "Maybe the new urea-based system on Fords for the 2011 model year will be that but, given Ford's luck with diesel pickups in the past, I wouldn't put much hope in it."IMO one of the reasons the emissions tests for super-...
RFoneWatt,What is the tow capacity of those vehicles? We're talking about "long-distance hauling of heavy loads", and you describe those as "passenger vehicles".The problem with the emissions systems of diesel pickups is that the test the Feds use f...
