Gas vs. Diesel (Ecodiesel)
I read this topic quite a bit here so here's PUT.com attempt to pencil whip the cost of ownership comparing some gas engine trucks to the new RAM Ecodiesel truck. Link Enjoy...
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It is pretty simple.
If you want a diesel just for the sake of it being a diesel in a half ton, now you have one available.
If you want max towing power in a half ton look to an ecoboost, or the bigger v8 engines offered gm 6.2/5.3, hemi 5.7, tundra 5.7.
If you want cheapest cost to operate your best bet is probably a v6 gas 1/2 ton.
Also diesel is consistently about .60 to .70 cents higher here so the numbers here don't show much fuel savings for the diesel.
If you want a diesel just for the sake of it being a diesel in a half ton, now you have one available.
If you want max towing power in a half ton look to an ecoboost, or the bigger v8 engines offered gm 6.2/5.3, hemi 5.7, tundra 5.7.
If you want cheapest cost to operate your best bet is probably a v6 gas 1/2 ton.
Also diesel is consistently about .60 to .70 cents higher here so the numbers here don't show much fuel savings for the diesel.
