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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campingken wrote:
Me Again,
It was a typo. I meant to write 20%. The last time I bought diesel, about 3 weeks ago, regular was $3.19 and diesel was $3.89. That was a 20+% spread. Our non HO 5.9 diesel gets around 14-15 in town and 19 - 20 on the freeway.
Diesels are great when you are towing heavy however, in my opinion, the modern diesel engine is more complicated, has much more HP and torque than the older ones and the trade off is decreased MPG and increased cost.
Well winter is the worst time of year to compare gas to diesel prices. Diesel is tied to Home Heating oil, so the price stays high, gas in winter drops like the temperature due to less demand. Around here this last Summer we had a couple of time diesel was cheaper than gas.
Mileage is only one reason I drive a diesel, it is pulling power. I would like to see a gas engine with around 260 HP, easily pull a 11,000# 5er, at speed (60 mph) up 6% grades on twisty two lane roads.
