wilber1 wrote:
rhagfo wrote:
wilber1 wrote:
If you want to compare diesels with gassers, comparing normally aspirated gassers with turbocharged diesels is a waste of time. Stick some sort of blower on a gas engine and fuel consumption aside, the differences become much less apparent.
Well a turbo charged diesel can still get about 12 mpg towing 11,000# at 60 to 65 mph. Try that with a tubroed gas engine more like 8 mpg if lucky.
I like my diesel as good mileage, long engine live, low maintenance, and lots of power.
That's why I said, fuel consumption aside.
Things have leveled out a bit but when diesel was a solid $0.50 or so more than 87oct the difference between 12mpg diesel & 8mpg on 87 would not be that significant.
Side note, glad to see that diesel fuel prices have dropped a bit. Fuel price was a big reason I sold my 7.3L (back in 08 when diesel hit about $4.75/gal)
