Ram 2500 Cummins Furel Mileage

N-Trouble wrote:

SouthpawHD wrote:
Saw an article in Truck Trend where they reviewed the fuel mileage from a gasser and diesel, the upfront costs differences, and maintenance costs of each. They estimated it is close to 100,000 miles for the breakeven of owning a gasser over a diesel in terms of overall costs. I don't believe this was brand specific comparison, just overall general ownership costs.

Mileage should be the LAST reason why you choose a diesel over gas. You buy a diesel because you want/need the pulling power. PERIOD! Trying to justify based on mileage is futile with all things considered.

At around 65,000 miles a year put on some of our trucks the fuel mileage adds up pretty quick. Our President use to think the same as you until I showed him that the two GM 2500's with a 6.0 gas motor was averaging between 7&8 MPG the way they were loaded and now those two trucks have been replaced by 2 new Cummins 3500 cab chassis and returning 11&12 with the same load other than the new trucks are heavier from the git go. We did spend more money to get the diesel but we are also expecting to get 50% more miles out of them also and still be worth more on the back end. Those two 6.0 gasser really took a beating and held up really good but at 225,000 miles they were pretty sick.