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CamMitchell · 07-29-2014, 05:54 PM

I have nearly the same situation as the OP. Due to wife's requirements, I came up with what I thought was a decent compromise: (bio)diesel Suburban.
I tried to get her to agree to a diesel crew cab pickup, but she said she would be too scared to drive it.

Others have shared this same thought on diesel people haulers. There's a reason semis and dump trucks are all diesels. The more weight you haul, the more sense it makes to go diesel.

Still waiting for that factory diesel Sienna...

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CamMitchell EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: High desert CO Posts: 5 Civic LX - '02 Honda Civic LX Ugly Red Monster - '96 Ford Taurus GL 90 day: 23.2 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have nearly the same situation as the OP. Due to wife's requirements, I came up with what I thought was a decent compromise: (bio)diesel Suburban. I tried to get her to agree to a diesel crew cab pickup, but she said she would be too scared to drive it. Others have shared this same thought on diesel people haulers. There's a reason semis and dump trucks are all diesels. The more weight you haul, the more sense it makes to go diesel. Still waiting for that factory diesel Sienna...