Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Sport, the Cruisers are about 9000 pounds empty. Their gross weight is about 11,500 and their hitch is about 1500. I doubt I'd fill the puppy as my pre-retirement vacations are limited to two weeks, and would probably pull a total weight of about 12,000 pounds. That's above the tow limit of an F-250 5.4 liter V-8, but within the tow limit of a 6.8 liter V-10.
The major problem with any diesel for my purposes is that the daily work commute does not entail any freeway milage. It's 19 miles one-way on county roads with a stop sign or stop light every 2-3 miles.
The major problem with any 350/3500 series truck is that they inherently have a much harsher ride than the 250/2500 series. Only about 2500 miles of the projected 14,000 yearly will be towing. The harsher ride will be a particular issue on the daily work commute, which will be more than half of the projected yearly milage.
The major problem with any diesel for my purposes is that the daily work commute does not entail any freeway milage. It's 19 miles one-way on county roads with a stop sign or stop light every 2-3 miles.
The major problem with any 350/3500 series truck is that they inherently have a much harsher ride than the 250/2500 series. Only about 2500 miles of the projected 14,000 yearly will be towing. The harsher ride will be a particular issue on the daily work commute, which will be more than half of the projected yearly milage.
