We once had Identical f350 dialogs other than 460ci gasser and the other 7.3L powerstroke empty the gasser got 12-13 mpg the diesel 16mpg avg of both with the same load the gasser dropped to 6 mpg and needed downshifting on a long hill the diesel was getting 12mpg and not needing to downshift on the same hill there are advantages of a turbo diesel,not as much of mpg loss with heavier loads and less downshifts!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Jan 22, 2012 1:11 PM, "Mike Riley" <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: this is mostly due to one man BOB LUTZ ! when vw held the highest residual value of any car make due to the tdi, he gave a long speech on why diesels would not be viable here. These CEO's with their outdated "visions" are screwing it up for everybody. mike |
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