Diesel Question for truck campers

valhalla360 wrote:

In rural areas, where there may only be one or two stations around, they almost always have diesel.

I'm in the camp that says diesel doesn't make sense if you are JUST hauling a camper around but to say diesel doesn't make sense because it's hard to find, is just silly.

Key word in your first sentence is ALMOST.
If one has plenty of fuel all gas stations seem to have diesel.
But every time my tank was near empty none seemed to have diesel, strange how that works.
My experience had me trying to keep the tank at least half full all the time.

My diesel experience has me not wanting another because:

High purchase price.
High regular maintenance costs.
High repair costs. (New Injectors cost me $4700)
Nervous about finding fuel in the places I liked to go.
Fueling a diesel can be unpleasant for me at least.
Every pound the diesel engine weighted more than a gas engine was a pound off my trucks payload 600 - 800 lbs.
Diesel fuel can and did gel in the engine at very cold temperatures. A $500 repair for me one time.
(Note: Biodiesel is prone to this. In 2003 Chevrolet did not mention Biodiesel in the owners manual.)

But thats just silly me.
If you like, need, or want a diesel please get one and be happy.
I sure am now that I don't have one.