Diesel vs gas......................

Camping with Cash wrote:
My lease is up in August on my 5.7 gasser.
I get mail, email and phone calls from Dodge to come on in a trade now...OK.
Diesel or another 5.7? I am a truck driver by trade and I know the cost of Diesel. I also know how lost lasting and powerful they are...but the cost????
Fuel in my area last Friday was about a .90 cent difference. My wife and I sat down and figured what the cost difference would be between gas and diesel. We figured a 34 gallon tank, (Talking Dodge here) Not Towing!
5.7- 13 mpg.
6.7- 16 mpg.
Well to skip all the math the diesel was $3.00 more per tank. Remember Not towing. So to us the price of diesel is not enough to stop us from buying one.
I feel the price per gallon for Diesel will even off or even go down before gas does.
Why? Because over 90% we buy is hauled by Diesel. Look at the price of milk, bread, produce and meat, compared to a year ago. How much more can the consumer take? Our economy is on the line.
Last week, I spoke to a Lays vendor I see every week. He told me the price of chips is going up .25-.30 cents per bag. Mostly because of the cost of diesel.
Gas in NH has already broke price records and Memorial day isn't even here yet.
This morning the Wife says maybe we should go seasonal...guess that would end the gas/diesel truck problem.

I am glad you posted that message. The way I see it is we pay approximately $6000 more for a diesel vs gas engine. So to me, that is a lot of gas. I am a big proponent of diesel engine but now that I am looking for a different truck, I am wondering if diesel is the right way to go.

One point I need to make is I don't keep my vehicles for a long time so I am taking that into consideration as well.

Of course the other consideration I need to make is that I get about 17mpg (avg) on my Duramax, what will I avg on a 6.0 or 6.2L gas engine?? 10-12mpg??

p.s. don't flame me for being ignorant on this thread... I haven't been to RV.net in forever + I am on way to work :)