Quote:
And there's also the added cost at time of purchase. When you add from 5 to 10k more to the sticker price for a diesel. You have to keep a vehicle for quite a while to offset any advantage. And while a well made diesel engine will last a very long time, I don't know about the cars and trucks they put them in. Not a wise buy for most ordinary folks and their transportation needs. I by the way have been a diesel mechanic for the last 30 some odd years in the trucking industry. I don't want one in my personal truck. Could be im just tired of smelling diesel fuel. 
I know what you mean. I've been working on the yellow iron (and green, and puke green, and orange etc.) for a long time too. I would get a diesel in a one ton pickup if I needed the towing capability, but I don't.
I thought it was funny, the Cummins in the Dodge. A 500,000 mile engine in a 50,000 mile truck 
I would consider a diesel in a half ton though, if one (and an appropriate one at that) was offered.
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
| 
