F 250 vs Ram 2500
The wifey and I are discussing a new truck in the next 2 years. Right now we have a 2013 Ford F 150 SCAB long box. When we have children, she wants a crew. I cannot give up the 8 foot box. AFAIK no on...
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valhalla360 wrote:
You didn't answer the question...what do you think they are going to do with billions of gallons of gasoline?
Another issue...The reason diesel was originally popular for heavy trucking was it was cheap. If gasoline becomes cheap, expect heavy trucking to start using big gasoline engines...and before you say it, you can beef up a gas engine so it will last 400-500k miles before an overhaul and they can put out the power to haul an 80,000lb semi. Just needs a little development which $0.50/gal gasoline would justify.
I have never in my life seen a gaser last 400-500k miles in a tow/haul vehicle duty cycle. I have seen several vehicles that generally run empty get that high, but not on anything meant to tow.
Also, I seriously doubt heavy trucking would use gas engines, especially for long-haul use. The cooling system needed to keep such a large gas engine revving at high RPMs for long periods of time would need to be massive making it even less aerodynamic than it already is. Maybe short trip heavy-medium duty trucks can get away with it with very short gears, but not heavy long haul trucks. There is a reason why a gas engine making the same horsepower, if not more, is rated to tow/haul much less than the diesel version even in the medium-duty truck market.
