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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wintersun wrote:
The ecodiesel is a con job. Half the power of the gas V-8 engine with a higher purchase price and higher maintenance costs is not a good deal by any stretch of the imagination. Need to compare a full size diesel engine with a full size gas engine if you plan to tow a heavy trailer.
Why do people so often state that a truck is useless if it can't pull their 'heavy' trailer? Maybe useless to you, but there are probably more people out there, myself included, looking for a truck for occasional towing than are looking for a dedicated puller for 10k+ lbs.
Installed in a 1/2 ton with under 1500# of payload, it is safe to assume this powerplant isn't meant to tow a 'heavy' trailer. Which is fine for many of us who do not own nor want to own a heavy trailer. And I expect that when hooked up to a 1/2 ton towable trailer, it will tow circles around the naturally aspirated engines in competing half tons, which is what it was meant to do.
