Diesel vs gas......................

transamz9 wrote:

Taco wrote:
I have stepped back from this for a while, but will address a few things.

Any measured test between gas and diesel trucks has shown them very very close in hill climbing performance. the diesel get better mileage and lower rpms but the speed is very very close and directly related to horsepower.

The diesel folks on here continue to argue their own beliefs with nothing to back them up other than they don't believe a gas truck can tow as well.

Some have said we should just all get along and all the discussion is pointless gas guys like gas trucks and diesel guys like diesel trucks.

The reason this discussion is important is that on a very very very regular basis people come to this forum looking for credible advice on what will suit their needs. This is almost always quickly responded to buy you need a diesel to tow a 8k travel trailer. It simply isn't true. If I would have bought a diesel instead of a gas truck it would have cost me 14-15k more over the gas truck. I would probably get about 7k back in fuel savings and maybe 3k more when I go to sell it. but would still be down 4-5k over my time of ownership.

I call BS on that. There is only 7-8,000 difference in two trucks that have the same options except the motors. Maybe half ton to three quarter ton there is that much but not two like trucks.

No body yet has proved to me that diesel cost you more than gas in the long run.

He said that it would have cost HIM that much more so maybe he would have had to move up to a 2500 class truck to get a diesel engine.

why should anyone have to prove anything to you about the cost of ownership? diesel is a great choice for the long run. didn't you already know that since you have a diesel? I know that my Gasser is a great choice for my light 9k lbs trailer that I tow a few times a year in Florida. much better choice than a diesel for me.