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#17 of 20 Re: Hate to be the fly in the ointment... [jefferyg] by kowached Aug 15, 2006 (12:02 pm)
Replying to: jefferyg (May 24, 2006 8:46 pm) You bring up a valid point, does the cost premium ($4000-$5000) for a diesel engine truley save you money? And the answer is that it depends.   - If you drive 12,000 miles a year and own the truck for 3 years, proably not, you'd be better off spending the $4-5k on gasoline and still come out ahead. - If you drive 20,000+ miles a year and own the truck for 5 years, odds are that diesel will save you $. - If you put a few thousand "towing" miles (boat or RV) every year, odds are that the diesel will save you $.   A half ton truck with a small displacement diesel engine is exactly what I want. I'd like to get 20+ MPG when I drive the truck to/from work every day, and the capability to pull a 6100lb boat for short distances a few times a year. So far the Toyota Tacoma or Nissan Frontier seem to be the only 2 trucks that get decent fuel economy and have a respectable towing capacity.   I'd love to buy a diesel Ford F-150!
#18 of 20 Not a V6 diesel for the F-150 by rsholland Oct 15, 2006 (6:59 am)
The long-rumored V6 Powerstroke can be found on the Ford and International LCF Class IV and Class V trucks now on sale. This engine will not make it's way into the F-150.   Instead Ford is working on a V8 diesel, which is a larger (4.4L?) offshoot of the 3.6 V8 diesel offered on Euro-spec Range Rover.   Bob
#19 of 20 F-150's weight class makes diesal tough. by mschmal Oct 31, 2006 (12:37 pm)
Emissions rules going into effect on 1/01/07 make diesal very tough on the F-150.   The Diesal is a $5000+ on an 07 Superduty and we xpect $8,000 to $10,000 on 08 Super Duties...hard to swallow on an F-150.   Mark.
#20 of 20 Re: BAD NEWS [rry] by willd1 Jun 06, 2007 (10:21 pm)
Replying to: rry (May 08, 2006 8:01 am) This is the same story we have been getting for years...from what I've been told since 2003! We still don't have the option, so to me the diesel powered F150 is more myth than anything....I'll believe it when I see it.   For now I guess we're all stuck with a gas guzzler!   It's a shame though...they'd sell like hotcakes!

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