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Originally Posted by Joeaksa
Same here and why are not more people doing this?
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Hassle. Some people enjoy the challenge of setting up collection, filtering and "brewing" systems. Others view it as a major pain. Just like anything else, some people enjoy tinkering and others want to drive up to the pumps. I like to put my effort up-front... I'll spend a lot of time making a filtration system that takes 5-10 minutes a week to use.
Diesels. Many people still hate them, they think they are noisy, smoke belching rattletraps. Diesels have changed a lot in the past 10 years. Heck, even my 9 year old Benz is pretty amazing... straight 6, DOHC, 24 valve, crossflow head, turbocharged & intercooled. It's a 3800 lb car and it'll do 0-60 in just under 9 seconds, and it makes really nice noises. Idles like a Cummins and revs like an Alfa. The upcoming subaru & honda diesels will really change the general public view of diesels
Dirty hippies. Lots of prejudice about biofuels, and many think it's only for hippies and greenpeacers. There's actually a pretty interesting crossection of folks who are into biodiesel and straight veggie conversions... from vegan environmentalists to extreme righ-wing survivalists. Makes for some interesting conversations.
Joe, find yourself a nice mid-90's Dodge Ram w/ Cummins 5.9. They are awesome trucks and burn straight veggie oil really nicely. You buy the truck, and I'll come down in early '09 to convert it for you. I'd love an excuse to go to Arizona for a week