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Speaking of diesels, this just leaves me scratching my head.
I'm sure most of you have seen DaimlerChrysler's MB/Freightliner/Dodge "Sprinter" vans; they are the ones UPS and Fedex is converting to.
These MB deisel powered vans are said to give 25mpg in the full-length, high-top version *fully loaded* (maybe it was 1/2 load).
These things can't wiegh any less than a full size P/U or SUV even when empty so it stands to reason that even better mileage could be gotten with the Sprinter engine in the rarely loaded trucks and SUV that scoot around our road; why don't they offer this engine? And why don't the other MFG's do something similar?
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