I have several friends who race and when you add the weight of the trailer with tools, spare parts, a generator, air compressor, TWO race cars and the rest, it is better to use a big truck built to pull that load. Just like I have an F250 diesel. It is so I could pull my work trailer that can weigh almost 12,000 lbs.…

And just to add a few more great specimens...

Or even better!

A 1984 Yamaha 650 Turbo with not fuel tank, no turbo and the fairing off of it. Oh wait, they DID try to steal it by destroying the ignition to start it! Not try finding a replacement ignition on a budget after idiots like that. I think they may have a record for being the dumbest criminals to not get busted though.…

Yeah, someone else also pointed that out. I usually get my diesel info from magazines so am a few months behind it seems. Good to see that they are doing it and hopefully others will do it too!

The bad part is that diesels really cost about the same as an option in Europe! Here in the US they are an expensive option in trucks but most still get it so that may be a supply and demand thing. They know that people get those trucks to pull a lot of weight and for years of abuse so will go for the diesel. And they…

Good to see! Nissan was in several of the diesel mags last month for announcing they had one so maybe it spurred Ram to announce it finally?

True they are not for all vehicles. I sure wouldn't want them in something like a Camaro or Mustang but for smaller trucks, SUVs, vans and many basic passenger cars they would be fine. The diesel electric would be perfect for things like delivery trucks that do a lot of stop and go stuff in cities.

I have a 2002 F250 and it doesn't smell. That is an old complaint because people only think of the idiots who mod them to blow smoke, big trucks and the old GM diesels based on a 350 block that were total crap. In reality, diesels have been very reliable, put up good performance when compared to gas engines the same…

Not that they have said. So far it is only Nissan and they are using the Cummins V6 that was created for the military.

Very true. The main reason you see most going to turbos is that 95% of people rarely put a load on their trucks and those who do usually get a 3/4ton or larger with a diesel. Of course if they were smart, they would look at making a 1/2 ton diesel electric. You would then have all the range and towing ability you…

You nailed it. Sounded like a kid was pissed he couldn't get a free ride when he was stuck in the rain instead of someone in danger. I guess him and his girlfriend being uncomfortable was more important. That poor baby, it must suck to be young and spoiled...

Grandpa designed the first diesel to be in the Indy 500 and they can keep up if done right. They are also about 40% more efficient in how they work as well as being a lot more flexible in what they use for fuel. I do bio-diesel when the big boys haven't sucked up all the used cooking oil. In summer you can run…

Likely he was speeding by more than 20 over and either texting or on his laptop like I have seen plenty of times all over Ohio. The bad part is they are not even charging him yet though he made no attempt to slow or change lanes when it was open. The night was clear and he would obviously see from sufficient distance.

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Great, so NASCAR is go fast, turn left, this is go slow, turn left! Just this has fewer spinouts and crashes from what I saw in the video. :-D

Oh look! Another big vehicle for towing with no diesel option! Might as well keep it up in showing how intelligent that is and get the Smart Four2 while you are at it.

Yeah, we used it in some of my intro to engineering classes that were required for a computer science degree. It beat the hell out of autocad back in 2002 when I was using it.

Dang, there went my hopes of moving to Germany so I wouldn't have to look at idiot hipsters in skinny jeans anymore. Maybe time to move to a jungle and give up on cars?

I used to work security and at an unarmed contract at a fast food place we had a drunk US Marshal come in. It was dead due to spring break in a college area and him and his girlfriend were the only ones there. He went off on me for not having a gun, flashed his badge and gun and was a general total asshole. He was…

FUCK! You win, I'll just head home hanging my head in shame for not thinking of that first. :-(