Since GM is spending $75 million on the 2010 Duramax EPA upgrades they will have to charge at least $10,000 for the 2010 Duramax option to break even since there will be alot less unit sales. I bet many will keep their current diesel pickups for a very long time before selling or trading them in since trade in values dropped so much.
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In 2010 will anyone be able to afford to pull their trailers anywhere?
Ken
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Vintage 1979 Silver Streak Supreme Rocket toted by a 2002 F350, crewcab dually, 7.3L,4.10 axle,SCMT. Travel with two miniature Schnauzers and one African Gray parrot. Practicing for retirement!
Torque gets the job done, period. I bet there a few more than 1,000
It is not the engine in the tuck, it is the technology applied to the application that will make the urea another way of making cleaner emissions.
IMO, the weed burner technology was a bad idea from the get go. The urea technology, and for that matter diesel and other fuels, has long been ignored by folks on this side of the pond. We are by enlarge an ignorant society that thrives on paradigms, litigation and hype, it is about time we grew up and realized that we need to quit focusing on pieces of the puzzle and look at the entire picture. In the 70s we cleaned up the great lakes and other waterways. In the 80s and 90s we focused on other areas of the environment, even at the detriment of peoples lively hoods. We became overly concerned with what folks think and say that we deem inappropriate, with total disregard for contrary viewpoints. We are now incapable of manufacturing, locally, simple things for daily living and if we had a global shipping disaster we would be incapable of taking care of ourselves for any extended period of time should our infrastructure fail.
So we continue down our road in all our ignorant bliss, have a nice day.
We already know, from the fords and dodges, that the weed burner uses fuel. Fuel=$ right now maybe that urea thing will just be part of the process.
As I understand it, urea injection is for reducing oxides of nitrogen, while "Weed burners" are to burn off diesel particulates / soot. Low levels of both are required to meet passenger-car emissions.
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