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Old 07-15-2011, 01:41 PM   #5
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But dont get excited! Diesels are like hybrids. The increased mpg does NOT offset the added pricetag. Or even come close. Basically diesels and hybrids take the money you would have given to Exxon and give it to whoever made the car. And then some.
Actually, that's the exact reason why I personally would buy something. It's less about the environment and more about sending less money to the middle east.

I see it more of an investment. I'm taking money away from oil and putting it into somewhere closer to home ie jobs for that guy who thought of the device and workers who manufactured it.
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