[V8] pickup truck "technology"

[toml99 at todomundo.com]

I wrote a long rambling thing about my Duramax, and will just shorten  
it (I can type 90 wpm on a good day).....Chevy was gonna release a  
smaller 4 cyl version just prior to the meltdown, and haven't heard  
anything since.  If I could "downsize" to a smaller turbo Diesel, in  
a stout 1/2 ton truck(dreamin), I'd do it in a heartbeat.  Isuzu 
(duramax) has smaller TD's all over the globe that get awsome  
mileage, and have the torque to do what needs to be done, but are now  
hindered here by the Urea Injection thing.  My friend's are moving  
back from Germany after 4 years, and had to sell their BMW 330D wagon  
that they loved, and got smoking mileage, but didn't have the Urea  
injection, so couldn't import it, and are bringing home a gas version  
since they loved the car so much.  We looked into ways of getting in  
into Vancouver, but in the end, it was gonna be a headache(even  
though we have no emission's testing in our county).....I'm just  
guessing, but my Duramax is definatly not cleaner/greener than that  
car.  Nor is my friend's 84 POS Dodge Diesel, but it's legal.  I hate  
seeing any vehicle smoke, and am all about "clean", but this just  
bugged the hell out of me.  It's not a pickup, but turbo diesel's are  
the wave of the future for the working world....My last work van got  
8mpg.....and that is a crime in today's world....Tom