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Old 02-08-2018, 02:48 PM   #194
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Originally Posted by bbaCJ8 View Post
Had some discussion about this yesterday. Sounds like they almost advised people to only get that engine if you're leaving it stock. It will take very little added weight or tire to knock it into constant turbo use and kill fuel economy and longterm reliability. Sounds like a pretty poor choice for most of us, Ecodiesel will be the one to have. 400+lb-ft and 30+ MPG. Shouldn't take long to pay off the extra purchase price with those kind of numbers.
I think those are valid points. And I'd much rather have the VM diesel.

I'll see how things are looking when the truck comes out. If the truck has a diesel option it might be enough to tempt me to buy. Maybe.
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