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Trunk Monkey · 05-20-08, 01:09 PM

To call diesels in general unreliable is a little narrow. There's got to be some reason that:

- Semi trucks are diesel (and million mile motors are common)
- Heavy equipment is diesel
- Military vehicles are diesel
- Emergency generators are diesel
- Locomotives are diesel

See a theme? If you need it to work, it's a diesel. Diesels typically have lower emissions that gas vehicles, especially with low sulfur fuel. And, with forced induction, they typically develop much more power and torque. Hell, the average full size truck here is putting out over 600 lb-ft of torque. That's huge!

And with the way Toyota builds engines, their diesels are awesome. They offer them everywhere else world where they need vehicles that will run a LONG time.

05-20-08, 01:09 PM	#40
Trunk Monkey IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Salt Lake City TLCA# 11251 Posts: 2,875	To call diesels in general unreliable is a little narrow. There's got to be some reason that: - Semi trucks are diesel (and million mile motors are common) - Heavy equipment is diesel - Military vehicles are diesel - Emergency generators are diesel - Locomotives are diesel See a theme? If you need it to work, it's a diesel. Diesels typically have lower emissions that gas vehicles, especially with low sulfur fuel. And, with forced induction, they typically develop much more power and torque. Hell, the average full size truck here is putting out over 600 lb-ft of torque. That's huge! And with the way Toyota builds engines, their diesels are awesome. They offer them everywhere else world where they need vehicles that will run a LONG time. __________________ Cory Fillmore TLCA Western Individual Representative 99 UZJ 100 Series Wheels FOR SALE-CLICK HERE Last edited by Trunk Monkey; 05-20-08 at 01:15 PM.