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Diesel or gas: Which fuel is right for you?

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    by C Davison

    For years, we were loyal to the gasoline companies. All of our vehicles were gas guzzlers of one variety or another, but then we had a few experiences that changed all of that. First, we made a huge leap of faith, and mo...read more

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    by NetJr

    Gasoline is the preferred choice of most Americans and it will probably remain so for a long time. The one case I can make for diesel is in the future product called bio diesel. Bio Diesel is a new alternative fuel. The...read more

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    by Allen Teal

    Do you want diesel that stinks and is noisy or gas that costs more? This choice may seem obvious to some, but to others it can be difficult. With gas prices in the United States now exceeding diesel by 20 to 50 per gallo...read more

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    by Bill Whitney

    Why do I love Diesels? Well to start with they are much more fuel effficent. They require less maintenance, and with the new technology they are not the noisy, smoking, stinking cars of the old days. In fact a lot of th...read more

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    by Richard Serra

    This is a choice I would hope many would make wisely in that there are plus and minuses with each. Gasoline is the preferred fuel for a reason to many as it provides better performance and more reliable starting in cold we...read more

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    by Danielle Viher

    Okay people. I've heard enough about this debate. "What's better? Diesel or Gas?" For anyone who would like to pick diesel, I ask you to step out of your own shoes and look at the others who share this same environment w...read more

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    by LeeLee

    The choice to go diesel or gas in today's world with our oil crises is a relatively easy one given the better miles to the gallon that a diesel provides over gasoline. Indeed, the popularity of diesel automobiles has skyr...read more

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    by Martyn Allez

    Though they cost a little more (probably 25% more) to maintain and diesel prices are typically 1p or 2p more per litre in the UK than equivalent unleaded petrol the higher mileage driver in the UK will now tend to choose d...read more

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    by Brian Purdy

    The perception of diesel vehicles in the US has been tarnished since the 1970's when the population identified them as being loud, smelly, and environmental disasters. Good news! Technology has come a long way, and the cur...read more

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    by Ali Erfani

    As the other articles have mentioned, Americans prefer gasoline cars to diesel cars. But it is not to say that they actually choose gasoline over diesel, but it is more accurate to say that our culture combined with limite...read more

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    by Garland Crane

    When choosing or pondering selecting a certain fuel type for your car, truck, van, trailer, or other vehicle, take into consideration that the manufacturer knows more than you about physics. Each manufacturer places a labe...read more

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    by Lee Gee

    I live in a household of five drivers with four vehicles. Two of them run on diesel and two on gasoline. It is my two younger brothers that drive the the gasoline cars and their choice was made due to the difference in p...read more

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