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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Redsky wrote:
Diesel is great for pulling 13,000 lbs or more but for anything under 10,000 lbs a gas engine and 4.10 gears are all that is needed. Diesels cost more to buy, more to maintain, and more to keep in fuel (the extra MPG is offset by the higher price charged for diesel).
Maybe on flat ground but out West where we have big hills there is no gasser that is going to pull 10K pounds up hill without serious effort. It was a struggle getting my 7500lb toyhauler over the Sierra Nevadas with my previous 6.0 gasser.
In CA diesel has been running no more than ~10% higher than gas while I'm getting 15-20% better economy. I didn't buy the diesel for this reason however. The ease of towing over mountain terrain and my plan to move to a larger 5er in the near future were the deciding factors. Not everyone keeps small trailers for very long and wind up having to go larger as their family expands. Why not plan for a truck that is going to server current and future needs?
