Recent Content by NPauli

Forgot to mention my runner-up: reason #4) I read a MSDS once that said exposure to used oil from gas engines has been shown to cause cancer in mice, but oil from diesel engines didn't have the same effect.

off the beaten path I keep seeing a lot of people with the same reasons, so I'll try a few of the less-common motivating factors: 1) Lower concentrations of biofuels in diesel vs. gas means you're less likely to make a billion of the world's poorest starve to death from driving food prices...

Wow! So it sounds like a bazillion votes for long bed/QC. I've always thought a 6' bed was just about worthless too, but have just recently started to consider skimping on cab space even worse than giving up my precious 8' bed. This last year with my baby daughter we've spent so much time...

Should have mentioned: Carfax: no problems BBB report on dealer: no problems previous owner (only one) was commercial, and seems to have taken some pride in it. Leather, running boards, sprayed bedliner. Bed hitch. Aggressive off-road tires? That one confused me - who gets a nice pretty...

I've known nothing but longbed regular cab pickups, and am about to take the plunge and go for a Mega Cab. My wife won't let me take our baby daughter in a reg. cab, since "the back seat is the safest. " I'm not arguing if that means I get to go truck shopping. Anyways, how have the rest of...

I've been looking for a truck since Thanksgiving, and finally found exactly what I'm looking for. See sig. for truck info. I've got a few last-minute questions for the experts before I go pick it up (next weekend): 1) What deal-breakers should I look for, and how can I tell? I'm thinking of...

So I'm new here, shopping for my first diesel, and eyeing a 5. 9 Mega Cab. I start doing my homework, and am surprised to learn that there's no apparent EGR system (no plumbing, no cooler, no valve) on the engine to help meet 2004 EPA emissions. BUT... I worked in CAT engine development...