Why does everyone have a huge boner for Diesel?

It only gets 46 highway? My grandpas Mercedes diesel (07?) gets 54 and that was cruising up the grapevine (he definitely wasn hypermiling)

 

Both better than 16

 

True

 

What '07 Mercedes gets 54 mpg?

Highest EPA rated '13 Mercedes is 33 highway.

 

I believe it's a e class, I'll get the model next time we see them.

 

Grandpa's , duh

 

E350 = 22/32 mpg EPA. Not saying 54 isn't possible but is that a short trip or a whole tank?

 

Touche!

 

It's roughly 300 miles one way, and he goes up and come home using roughly 12 gallons for the trip.

 

Toyota will have one soon. The Cummins/ Nissan Titan will force them to respond.

 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ixAMwN11cfQ

 

rolling coal is needed on the pesky cyclists in San Francisco.

 

When it comes right down to actually purchasing a diesel I think you'll find only about 20% of buyers will purchase the diesel. They may talk about it and get all giddy about it, but it's just pre-ejaculation. They'll realize what a nuisance they are overall.

 

Nuisance how

 

x2

 

Don't have the patience to read all of this thread, but look up Gale Banks engineering. That's diesel done right. No coal rolling, 1250+ ft-lbs of torque from Cummins or duramax.

 

Short oil change intervals, that greasy fuel you have to put in, the fuel handles generally you have to put a latex glove on since the handle is greasy and stinks. High fuel costs, hard starting in cold weather, little things like that add up. Like I said, there won't be a big segment of buyers that will end up buying a diesel.

 

See the red

if your having issues reading the chart here it is

 

Because they make them already. And the torque is where wheelers and truck guys need it most, down low. Towing, climbing a grade, or wheeling, that torque is why everyone wants one. And they already make the pick'n things.

 

Fucking asshole