Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
Like the title says I have read many posts that basically suggest that towing a 30ish foot Tt with a 1/2 ton truck is wrong and your going to Indanger your family and anyone around you on the road tha...
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itguy08 wrote:milo wrote:
So instead of letting the wife use the 150 HD towing machine as a grocery getter, I'll buy her one of them 1500 Ecodiesels. I just love that commercial of that empty truck cruising down the payment empty & from Sam Elliott's narration, I take it, that it can't pull anything anyways, about all it's good for is carrying a couple bags of groceries, if that much and instead of wife getting 17 or 18 mph in town w/the boost she can get 21 or maybe 22 with the diesel. You know come to think of it, that 70 G's must have been a dream + her 2012 Fusion is a great grocery getter at 27 MPH in town. Oh I just love my HD 150. Ain't life great with all our choices. Ya'all have a fantastic day.
With the Ecodiesel you have to factor in the vastly increased Diesel prices (around here Diesel just went under $3/gallon) and increased maintenance. Some guys on the Ram forums are reporing $80 DIY oil changes on the Ecodiesel. That erases any MPG savings.
My full synthetic oil changes on my gasser are $95.00 after taxes (not DIY however)
