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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I personally don't expect a light truck diesel like the powerstroke or duramax to have any longer life expectancy than a gas engine. My workplace has plenty of gas trucks well well past 200k. Businesses that run full size service vans regularly run the gas engines to 300k.
Fleet buyers of light trucks have also trended towards gas lately. They are the ones that should have the greatest handle on life cycle costs of both.
I don't think the gas lasts longer than the diesel but also think it lasts no less either. I do think the gas is cheaper to fix outside of warranty.
The trucking industry uses diesel also partly because of mileage and startability from the low end torque.
Keep in mind that a light truck diesel isn't the same diesel that powers a mack or pete down the road. The light truck diesels rev much higher and aren't built with million mile longevity in mind.
Fleet buyers of light trucks have also trended towards gas lately. They are the ones that should have the greatest handle on life cycle costs of both.
I don't think the gas lasts longer than the diesel but also think it lasts no less either. I do think the gas is cheaper to fix outside of warranty.
The trucking industry uses diesel also partly because of mileage and startability from the low end torque.
Keep in mind that a light truck diesel isn't the same diesel that powers a mack or pete down the road. The light truck diesels rev much higher and aren't built with million mile longevity in mind.
