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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Tom,
Lets go another direction on the diesel. What does UPS/fed ex et al use in there rigs? Your driving does not sound any different than my driving doing landscape maintenance work.
Will a V10 pull a trailer or equal at 9000' in yellowstone? yes it will, but as mentioned, you will lose 2-3% of your HP in a rig be it gas or diesel that is naturally aspirated. Put a supercharger on the V10, no issues at 9K' in yellowstone, which is why folks like diesels with turbo's. no power loss until the 8-12K ft level depending upon make/model etc.
Reality is, The issue you have with stop and go, shorter trips, a diesel will still probably out last a gas rig overall, if you keep it 100K miles, pay for itself, if you trade every 2 yrs and 25-50Kmiles, not sure it does per say.
Get what you think will work best, do not look back, only forwards, as there could be a cliff you will go over if you keep looking back, second guessing etc.
Marty
Lets go another direction on the diesel. What does UPS/fed ex et al use in there rigs? Your driving does not sound any different than my driving doing landscape maintenance work.
Will a V10 pull a trailer or equal at 9000' in yellowstone? yes it will, but as mentioned, you will lose 2-3% of your HP in a rig be it gas or diesel that is naturally aspirated. Put a supercharger on the V10, no issues at 9K' in yellowstone, which is why folks like diesels with turbo's. no power loss until the 8-12K ft level depending upon make/model etc.
Reality is, The issue you have with stop and go, shorter trips, a diesel will still probably out last a gas rig overall, if you keep it 100K miles, pay for itself, if you trade every 2 yrs and 25-50Kmiles, not sure it does per say.
Get what you think will work best, do not look back, only forwards, as there could be a cliff you will go over if you keep looking back, second guessing etc.
Marty
