Why Buy Diesel? $100 Diesel Fuel Card Prize (Ends: October 3, 2008)

[Dieselnut59]

1) Durability and reliability: Diesels start when cold, hot, wet or dry and they easily last over 200,000 miles.



2) Torque and power: Torque is awesome in even the smallest of diesel engines (such as my "D722" Kubota 3-cylinder and 455 Polaris) and power is easily increased without sacrificing fuel economy.



3) Diesels are a TRUE alternative fuel source: Diesel is the "alternative fuel" which is already in use. Further alternatives such as WVO run well in the all-mechanical diesels. Hybrids get half of their power from battery/electric. I get half of my power from waste cooking oil which I get for free. My truck and equipment smells better than a Prius!

 

[TDRadmin]

Snicker

Skydiver, you're right! Maybe that'll be our next free diesel contest . . . .



Robin

TDR Admin

 

[jeepit]

1. Per gallon diesel has more energy.

2. It's all about torque.

3. Safer to light bonfires with.

 

[kenny61]

Because I changed to a diesel and change is good

 

[Grey Wolf]

1. Safer, Flash point of Diesel 143 degrees VS Minus 40 degrees for Gasoline.



2. Durabillity combined with more torque.



3. Better fuel economy.

 

[Dieselnut59]

Flash point (and no explosive fumes that leak or evaporate) is exactly what helped sell a customer of mine on diesel forklifts to replace propane and gasoline.

The new ones are so clean that diesel is the safest fuel to run inside a warehouse (tier IV emissions, ULSD and catalytic exhaust).

The diesel fuel is also safer to dispense and store.

 

[GCroyle]

1. I really look forward to buying fuel at Truck Stops, getting fuel on my boots, grabbing the slimy nozzle, trying to read displays that you cant see.

2. Nothing makes me happier than leaving my c-card at a fuel island for a prepay.

3. Then I reset the trip meter, smile at a solid 20mgp, put the Banks 6 Gun on get me outta here and off we go.

4. Listening to my '97 12V or even my '05 HPCR as I grab the next gear, that's good music.

5. I have traded a liking for high RPM engines for the grunting twist of my 5. 9's.



Thanks TDR.

 

[Cattletrkr]

Because Turbo Gasser Register sounds dumb.

 

[GCroyle]

Cattletrkr,



TGR, isn't that from one of those 24 hr infomercials for GI Distress Solutions?

 

[Bjewell]

I bought a diesel over a gasser because:



1. Towing power



2. Increased fuel milage



3. Only way to get a " CUMMINS"



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[TRoss]

1. When Nashville ran out of gas last week, everyone had to line up for hours to fill up at the few stations that had some while I pulled into my normal truck stop and spent five minutes and $. 40 less per gallon
2. As the engine outlives the body, there are plenty of good scrap vehicles to supply me, because their gas engines wore out long before the rest of the truck
3. I'm a poor graduate student, so when I needed a new vehicle, I knew I'd have to buy something used and nearly old enough to drive itself, but I didn't want to sacrifice the pleasure of knowing what I am driving is demonstrably better than whatever fresh off the lot and covered in chrome spectacle is sitting next to me at the stop light. Sometimes I even indulge myself and prove it . . .

 

[Schrowang]

My three reasons are:



1. The cost per mile driven is much lower

2. The diesel is a much more efficient engine than a gasser

3. A properly maintained diesel will outlast a gasser by at least a 3 to 1 margin.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Why buy a diesel over a gasser?

Diesel engines last longer especially if you take care of it.

Diesels usually gets better mileage.

Diesels can pull the hills better.

Diesel because of their low torgue pull a load better.

Having great truck club like the TDR to turn to if you need info on maintaining and fixing your truck.

 

[2broke2smoke]

1. conversation at diesel pumps is a lot more intellectually stimulating than the prius owner at the gas pump



2. 1000ft/lb and 20 mpg



3. Makes "Yeah it's got a hemi" seem funny every time you hear it

 

[WILLD420]

1. A gas rig would never spin 4 35" tires in Sand in Hi-Range with 3. 55 gears.

2. My truck wouldn't be named Earthraper if it was a hybrid.

3. Whether I'm Maxed out, Cummin or Strokin, I can still get 17 MPG empty with 35" Mud Tires, weighing 7K + lbs, pushing a Ranch Hand Bumper with a winch and sitting eye to eye with a big rig.

 

[Kissfan113]

I needed a truck I could use as a truck... er more like a Skidder, The diesel platform is a perfect match for me, big Skidder power in a compact package. I've used my truck to skid logs, and to pull trailers with 1500 board feet of lumber in logs. It's nice to be able to pass an empty gasser with a heavy load on.



I love the mileage to power ratio, where a gas engine with the same amount of power as my diesel might be getting 5 mpg I'm getting close to 20, the adjustability of the diesel motor and ease of tuning are also major plusses.



Finally the long lasting nature of the Diesel engine is above all the reason for me buying a diesel, I can run it hard every day, abuse it, and it will still last for over 300,000 miles, unlike the crackerbox engines put in most gas powered trucks these days that are ready to go at 150,000. That extended service range on the Diesel truck makes it worth double the money in my mind, it's like getting 2 trucks rolled into 1 cost efficient package.

 

[hearingyourlies]

1. To be able to crush cars.

2. To be able to go 700 miles on a full tank.

3. To be able to **** off hippies.

 

[Edgemann55]

1. I can pull my second home on wheels(With the current economy it may soon become my first home!)



2. I can smoke out anyone that pisses me off: -laf



3. 8500lbs can crush a "Smart" car really good

 

[surfbeetle]

When I bought my first diesel back in 95, I was a college student without alot of money...



I wanted a truck that would run on peanuts

 

[LHastings]

1. Torque/Power

2. Fuel Mileage

3. Longevity