the only diesels i consider are the older ones (such as the IDI ford V8's (injectors are $60, and can be had from car quest, vs, $400+ for one for a power stroke, which i have to get from ford, or select online distributors, and then i gotta take the valve cover off to get at them....) the noise, sorry, but i am a fan of the knagakngaaknaga from those old rattlers. lol, i know, call me crazy. btw, those 8.1's, good LORD they got some torque. i want one! lol (for a car)
my buddys got a duramax, man alive, that thing hauls, and i aint just talkin loads, the thing with its 7000 lb curb weight can turn in a 14.3 second 1/4..... thank you Gale Banks! and theres more comming for that thing. i just don't have the 30k (and thats used) for something like that. if i want to go fast i'll fire up my AMX. lol. (or a turboed I-6 stang,(or turboed 4.0 liter rambler)) lol the ones in qoutations don't exist yet. but the AMX does.
sorry, i was ALL over the board in this post.