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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Personally, I don’t know much about building custom motors. That’s not my thing and it’s way above my pay grade. So when I made my choice I had to look at what was available. I’m also a GM guy (always have been except for a 94 Dodge Ram) so all I really know about are Chevys and GMC.
When I compared my truck equipped with the Duramax side by side with an identical truck equipped with a 6.0l (except the 6.0l had 4.10 rear end and the Duramax has 3.73), the Duramax won out in every category related to towing except payload (because of the extra weight of the diesel)…horsepower, torque, max GVWR, max conventional trailering, max 5th wheel trailering, and GCWR. And from what I’m seeing on this and other forums the diesels are getting better mileage towing.
I also understand the initial cost of the diesel, the added cost of fuel and maintenance makes the diesel more expensive to operate on a day-to-day basis. But…my situation is a little different than some. I’m retired so I’m not driving back and forth to work every day. If I were I might have decided differently. I bought this truck to pull my camper with, but I still use it as a day-to-day driver. I also have another vehicle I can drive daily.
Like I’ve said in other posts, FOR ME, based on my needs and wants, diesel was the best choice.
When I compared my truck equipped with the Duramax side by side with an identical truck equipped with a 6.0l (except the 6.0l had 4.10 rear end and the Duramax has 3.73), the Duramax won out in every category related to towing except payload (because of the extra weight of the diesel)…horsepower, torque, max GVWR, max conventional trailering, max 5th wheel trailering, and GCWR. And from what I’m seeing on this and other forums the diesels are getting better mileage towing.
I also understand the initial cost of the diesel, the added cost of fuel and maintenance makes the diesel more expensive to operate on a day-to-day basis. But…my situation is a little different than some. I’m retired so I’m not driving back and forth to work every day. If I were I might have decided differently. I bought this truck to pull my camper with, but I still use it as a day-to-day driver. I also have another vehicle I can drive daily.
Like I’ve said in other posts, FOR ME, based on my needs and wants, diesel was the best choice.
