mpg on 3/4 or 1 ton trucks
I currently have a chevy 1500, 4.8 looking to upgrade to a bigger truck but I don't want to loose too much fuel mileage. Currently getting about 15mpg U.S gal, 18mpg Imperial gal, wondering what the f...
Forum Discussion
mkirsch wrote:
The problem with looking purely at MPG is that you totally ignore the extra up-front cost of a diesel, which, despite what many claim, you will *NOT* get back when you go to sell/trade the truck. You will get a *FRACTION* of that amount back. Plus diesel is generally more expensive than premium gasoline.
That up-front money can go in the bank and buy a lot of gasoline over the life of the truck.
It will take a LOT of miles to just break even on gas vs. diesel based on MPG alone.
That's why I mentioned the new Ram 1 ton gas with cylinder deactivation.
Around our area dealers get a $8,xxx premium for diesel pickups. For a gas engine that approaches diesel mileage, that would be hard to beat.
