Diesel Towing MPG With Ultralight Trailer
Anybody have any idea what a late model 2500 series DIESEL truck pulling a mini trailer 3500lbs max trailer weight would be? My 2017 3.5 Ecoboost gets about 20 mpg highway empty. It gets 7-9 mpg to...
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wowens79 wrote:
Unless you are towing 50k miles a year the cost of the diesel will never be recouped in fuel savings. I think that Eco is probably about the perfect setup for you trailer.
Concur !
First, the days of great fuel economy with diesel engines are long gone !
Second, around where I live, diesel fuel is at least 20% higher cost.
Third, add the cost of DEF.
Fourth, diesel engine oil changes with filters are expensive ves new spark plugs every 100k miles.
