[427sharpe]

I agree on the benefits; which is why I drive a diesel truck. But for some reason diesel is rather hard to find along the route to our cabin an Ark.; and had some difficulty finding same on way to Florida (non-highway route). And expense is questionable; diesel should be far less than it is because it does not go thru the refining process that gas does. As for mechanics, I have no trouble working on mine, but at least here in Dallas not 'every shop' has a diesel rated tech or one that knows his ass from his elbow on anything other than light and/or routine maintenance. get into a diesel specific difficulty on the backroads, and you may have problems. Until the buying public sees diesel as something other than 18 wheelers, I think that will continue. But primarily, my point was why change the structure at all when 20 years ago internal combustion was delivering 41 mpg average?