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Autos > Buying Cars Diesel pickup trucks: Pros and cons

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Diesel pickup trucks are a very good choice for a number of reasons, with few cons. Most of the problems that diesels had in the past have been resolved in newer vehicles, the new light-truck diesels are far quieter, cleaner, and powerful than in the past due to many technological advances.

Pros:

1. One of the most important advantages diesels have over equivalent gasoline engines is the efficiency of the diesel engine. Diesel engines are 20-40% more efficient than gasoline engines. This is due to the way diesels operate In a diesel, the engine draws air into the cylinders, compressin...

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