First drive Ram 1500 diesel
1500 Ram diesel Nice review ,I think they like it and clears up some points on why Ram did not use the 5.0 Cummins
Forum Discussion
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Itguy you talk about cost of owning a diesel. All Rams come with 10 year 100,000 mile power train coverage. So if the pump takes a dump within that time frame it's not going to cost you a thing. The oil change interval for a diesel is longer then for a gas engine so that should be a wash.
So what is the cost of those twin turbos under the hood of you EB going to cost you if they go side ways? Bet that cost is higher than a pump on a diesel.
Here's an idea, if you like gas engines then by all means buy them. Some of us like towing with a diesel so whatever trips your trigger there.....It.
Don
He actually laid out the costs of those parts, it is a little over half the price of a CP3. Again remember that Gasoline Direct Injection pumps are only pushing 2,000 psi while diesels are pushing 20,000 to 40,000 psi depending on fuel system. However, if I did live around where he lives, I don't know if I'd consider a diesel. That price spread in the north east is pretty harsh. Looks like west coast, southeast and west of Chicago have the prices much closer together (unless you're in California). I'm figuring the price strain in the northeast though is due to heating oil competing with diesel.
And back to itguy, I'd have to agree with your duty cycle. If you're not having much in the way of constant highway commuting, it would murder a modern diesel. It seems like in your specific use-case, gas just make sense. Here on the west coast, towns are drastically spread apart between the rockies and the cascades. Lots more uninterrupted highway driving in these parts. I also took duty cycle into account on selecting my truck. Heck, the only parts where towns are close together are around Puget sound and the metro areas like Portland, Salt Lake City, and Boise. Outside of those metro areas, you're almost guaranteed a longer distance commute for anything, and that's where diesel tends to make sense. Heck, except for the east side of puget sound, I figure there are plenty of suburban commuters driving 10+ miles each way to work (I'm one of them).
