Might be forced to buy Diesel
Wife and I have been looking at Fifth-wheels. My truck is 8 years old (half ton) and I was thinking about getting a new 1 Ton gas truck next year. It seems that all the Fifth-wheel floor plans we re...
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jetboater454 wrote:
The 6 mile trips might be bad for the diesel.But if a daily driver,why can't you just do a 30 mile or longer trip at highway speeds every couple of weeks.
I have just over 45,000 miles on mine,but that includes 2 trips to CA and back to FL. Plus 2 trips to WI,and Texas every year. Probably 80% of my mileage is towing.
Most of my normal drives are about 20-30 miles round trip only because I live in the country.
If you go the diesel route,Blackstone Labs does the oil sample checks and gives a very detailed report.Then will recommend what needs to be done to your driving.
I find it a good excuse to take the 5er out at least once a month for a weekend or long weekend.
Florida, plan on going far north into the hill country a gas might work for you.
Then again you might find that you will like the Diesel once you got it.
