Slightly off topic...
My brother-in-law has the same early 90's F250 Diesel he bought used in the mid 1990's and uses as his primary vehicle while my sister drives her 22 year old and very unhappy single owner geo prism that she bought new and still loves for its' small size, 4 doors, and "great economy" (low 30's at most???).
His truck has been through at least one transmission, a couple years ago the truck left him stranded so he bought some big-dog transmission that cost more than I paid for my TDI sedan for a 20 year old truck, almost every electronic feature in the truck has been broken for years and last time they drove it the 600 miles down here from Dallas it ate the water pump but yet he looks down his nose at my VW TDI's...
In my current Mk4 TDI Wagon that has at least 100k more miles on it than his truck has now (>300k on my wagon) and is still all original, and my Mk4 TDI sedan that definitely has more miles on it than my sister's Geo and probably about as many miles as his truck, I can drive the 550 miles to his house while speeding on the interstate, getting mid to upper 40's or better with working a/c and working cruise control with no problems, and still have plenty of fuel left in either TDI's much smaller tank for a few days of driving around Dallas/Ft. Worth before stopping for fuel to head back home again...
He can't do any of that.
Granted my TDI's probably wouldn't like towing his boat but my TDI wagon does have a hitch and that boat hasn't seen water in years...
Plus I know my Mk4 TDI's are a decade newer than his pickup truck, but more miles driven is still more miles driven and my TDI actually saves me money each month, especially compared to his truck...
and on those rare occasions when I want to haul stuff that my TDI's can't really handle, that's what my 'ol behemoth 5.7L K1500 (4WD) Suburban (a.k.a. the driveway ornament) is for with its' 40 gallon tank and stellar 10mpg fuel economy for a whopping 400 mile driving range if I'm lucky, woo hoo!