Small trucks

Also misses the extra maintenance expense. Diesels will last forever but not without some love. And lord help you if you need injectors etc along the way.

when I ran Diesel in 2001 it averaged 12cents a litre cheaper than rug in Canada but it was always more expensive in the USA, now days when I look diesel could be cheaper or it could be more expensive, the price is all over the map and I think thats due to the oil companies shipping Diesel abroad?

As counselor points out high maintenance will increase your COST PER KM, I never had any engine probs with my TDi's but replacing the timing belt every 120,000km was still 1500$.

if you need to pull a load then you need a big truck with deisel but we aren't necessarily talking about pulling a load, we are talking small to medium sized trucks in a country where small vehicles burn RUG, I would say gas engines have got better milage/power and diesels possibly have not?

Refinery shutdowns, supply/demand, time of year … the price of fuel is about many more things than the price of a barrel of oil

A new V8 short box F150. That takes me back a few years. Blast to drive and I do smile when I see one on the road.

For me the diesel isn't about savings anymore given the manufacturers did the math on the economy and charge you for the privilege of saving at the pump. What the diesel offers is the torque and the range. Going 700km or 1,000km on a tank of fuel would be pretty nice on road trips. It'd also be nice having great low end torque with a fully loaded truck on steep logging roads.

I like my 4.0L V6 and 6spd combo, Not shelling out for a diesel anytime soon, 12.5L/100km average isn't breaking the bank. The ZR2 is cool, just can't imagine wheeling something that shiny and expensive, I cringe enough scratching up my 7 year old truck.

I like my 4.0L V6 and 6spd combo, Not shelling out for a diesel anytime soon, 12.5L/100km average isn't breaking the bank. The ZR2 is cool, just can't imagine wheeling something that shiny and expensive, I cringe enough scratching up my 7 year old truck.

Frontier I am guessing. I just sold my 4.0L/6spd crew cab. That is a great engine/trans combo. The minivan I replaced the truck with is harder on fuel.

Frontier I am guessing. I just sold my 4.0L/6spd crew cab. That is a great engine/trans combo. The minivan I replaced the truck with is harder on fuel.

Yeah its a nice setup, I have the king cab. What van did you get?