I'm not sure what you guys are talking about. After spending years driving the 6.2, getting 22 mpg loaded, the 6.5 was a race horse! And still in the low 20's loaded. My friends family had 2 diesel Escorts in the '80's, both were low 60's on mpg, and absolutely gutless! We took a 3500 mile round trip from Wisconsin to Utah and only spent about $45 in fuel. Now it costs me $130 to fill the tank on the Burb and I can't even drive a whole day without needing more fuel! The cheapest I remember paying for gas in the '80's was $0.69 a gallon, and diesel was cheaper than that.