Will a 10 mile commute kill a diesel?
Looking at a 2014 Ram 2500 diesel but will my 10 mile round trip daily commute damage the engine? Should I just get the Hemi?
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I live in a town that you can cross one extreme to the other within 15 minutes .
My 2002 duramax bought new gets all of the short trip work through the 6 months of the year when it is coldest and there is gravel ( for snow traction ) on all of our roads .
I have had zero issues with this diesel .
The injectors have not needed to be replaced nor have there been any issues at all with the engine or the allison transmission .
I have kept this pickup six years longer than any other pickup i have owned .
I just pull all of the regular maintenance by the book and i would say that cost has really only been 5 - 10% higher than my previous big block gas pickups.
Bend is 130 miles minimum from the population that is centered along i-5 in Oregon .
My truck drives over Cascade Mountain passes frequently to get to i-5 .
My short trips are not ideal for my diesel but i love living in Bend because there is no Portland traffic jam in a rainstorm which is common there .
Having owned this diesel i do not ever want a gasser again .
My 2002 duramax bought new gets all of the short trip work through the 6 months of the year when it is coldest and there is gravel ( for snow traction ) on all of our roads .
I have had zero issues with this diesel .
The injectors have not needed to be replaced nor have there been any issues at all with the engine or the allison transmission .
I have kept this pickup six years longer than any other pickup i have owned .
I just pull all of the regular maintenance by the book and i would say that cost has really only been 5 - 10% higher than my previous big block gas pickups.
Bend is 130 miles minimum from the population that is centered along i-5 in Oregon .
My truck drives over Cascade Mountain passes frequently to get to i-5 .
My short trips are not ideal for my diesel but i love living in Bend because there is no Portland traffic jam in a rainstorm which is common there .
Having owned this diesel i do not ever want a gasser again .
