Cost of owning diesel v. gas
I would thought I would pass on this link to the cost of owning diesel versus gas. It is for 2012 and compares the costs over 5 years and assumes 15,000 miles driven per year. The only diesel truck ...
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WyoTraveler wrote:
MPG? Not sure it matters. Since price wise 8 mpg gas is about equal to 11 mpg diesel pump price. I would only prefer gas because no worries about cold weather, also the DEF. However, it doesn't matter what I think anyway because I can't buy a new V10 PU with a 4.3 axle except in a MH. Probably one reason I have a MH and not a 5ver.
I have no idea where you got that 8 mpg/11 mpg comparison, but that is a 37% difference, and I have NEVER seen that big a difference in the prices between diesel and gasoline anywhere in the country at any time.
I just looked on gas buddy, and in my area, diesel fuel is only about 15% more expensive than gasoline. This is in line with most of my experience over the dozen years I've driven diesels. So the breakdown is this: it costs 15% more per gallon, but a gallon of diesel drags my rig 30% further down the road. Sorry, man, I'll stick with diesel.
