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Default Price of Diesel vs Petrol engines?

On Tue, 15 May 2007 15:11:36 +0200, Marc Heusser
alid wrote:

What do you pay for a Diesel over a Petrol/Gasoline engine?
eg what is the premium for Diesel for two engines in the 190kW/255hp
range?


Here in the US diesels are typically 50 to 100% more costly.
Maintenance costs are higher also, mostly due to higher parts and
labor.