miltvill
Ft. Lauderdale FL
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If I arrive at a campground late at night. I don't want to wake everyone up. I also don't want to have to turn the engine off when at the bank drive through so the teller can hear me talk. I like my quiet diesel.
2008 Chevy 2500HD Duramax Diesel, Allison Transmission, 3.73 rear end, tow package, Prodigy Brake Controller, Equal-i-zer Hitch.
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skipnchar
Google Kansas USA
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I KNOW I'm not supposed to feel that way but the noise is one of the FEW things I don't like about my 6.0 diesel. It always SOUNDS like it's working really hard compared to the quiet power of the F-150 (which is actually working its' but off) on the same hill. Different power strokes for different folks I guess. 
2004 F-250 SCREW Long Bed (new)
OR 2004 F-150 HD (85,000 towing miles)
Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer
We have enough YOUTH...how about a fountain of SMART
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coolbreeze01
Redding, Ca
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As long as I can pass most of the noisy, stinky ones and all the gassers, I'm enjoying the peace and quiet 
2008 Dodge 3500 CTD LB SRW 4X4 6-Speed Auto
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2007 Komfort 212
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samsontdog
Oregon, Wash Coast summer, Yuma Az winter
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dbbls wrote:mkirsch wrote:Ford's here to sell more diesels, not please the handful of people who like diesel noise.
To that end, they want to address the main complaints people have with diesels:
1. They're noisy.
2. They're smelly.
3. They're messy.
A quiet diesel will sell more units. This says it all.
I might even buy another diesel if I did not have to put up with the above
noise
smelly
messy
Thats the reason I sold the last one that I owned
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Campinfan
Washtenaw County, Michigan
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Make a CD recording of a big rig accelerating down the road and put it the CD player. Or hum real loud.
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2008 F 250 FX4 4WD, V10, 4.10 Tow Command
35' 2007 Crossroads Cruiser CT32SB
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larry barnhart
wenatchee. wa usa
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The only diesels that make too much noise is the 12 valve commins. With the shut down to 2 days aweek for the cummins plant Ford might be what most of us will be driving someday.
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chevman
2001 35 ft avalon alpenlite RK
2005 3500 2wd duramax CC dually
prodigy
easyrider/reese airhitch
trailair center point suspension
JT Strong Arm Stabilizers
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Engineer9860
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After 100s of 1000s of miles on "noisy" diesels I prefer the quiet hum of my current diesel.
You guys can have those obnoxious clatter boxes. I love how quiet the new 6.4L PSD is in my work truck. Heck it is even loud when compared to 2009 Duramax, but it is way better than the 6.0L PSD it replaced.
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shorthair
vancouver, wa. usa.
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Nothing quite like the sound of a "B" model cat at full song.
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Hannibal
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When I bought my first diesel, I couldn't make it loud enough, smoke enough or stink enough. I even said "I'll never own another gasser" (family and friends rolling eyes...). After 21 years of diesels, I got over it. I welcome my next diesel being quiet, clean and smoke free. Might even opt for the 6.4L UAW built F-250.
'10 F250 XLT CC SB 5.4L 5spdTS 3.73
ex '95 Cummins,'98 12v Cummins,'01.5 Cummins,'03 Cummins; '05 Hemi
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rvert10
Utah
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I have nothing to complain about on past and present diesels, good power and fuel economy. Gas was draining the wallet. JMO
08 Dodge Mega Cab DRW,6spd auto, Exhaust break, 8'bed conversion (Best mistake I've made)
33' Teton Home Experience 3 slides, its not a trailer its a home
5500 watt generator
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