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- jaycocreekExplorer IIOne thing not mentioned here is owning a diesel and living hundreds of miles from the closest dealer or diesel qualified mechanic..
When I lived in McCall Idaho I owned a diesel pickup and the closest qualified place to work on one was 100 miles away in Boise Idaho..Now I live 100 miles north and am still 80+ miles from the closest dealer(Lewiston Id) and qualified mechanic,until just recently.
Someone saw the opportunity and started a diesel repair shop here in town and it's packed with business from logging trucks/tractors/graders/dozers etc and yes.pickup trucks.
Atleast once a week I see a diesel pickup coming in on a flatbed wrecker and dumped off to get it running again....
So I won't be buying another diesel pickup gain..Two reasons..My location and rolling the dice on a used unit just is not worth any rewards it may or may not have over a strong gas engine. - pianotunaNomad IIIWe are trained to fill our vehicle fuel tank right up. Folks don't realize that slow charging may be enough for daily trips. Apparently full charging may actually shorten LI battery life, so filling to 100% isn't even particularly desirable.
I just checked my "hour meter" and the car was only in use for 14 hours on the last tank of gas. It took ten days and I drove 265 miles.
Even a level one charger would be able to keep up to that level of "demand". Electric cars may use approximately 0.3 kwh per mile, so 265 miles is about 80 kwh, or, in my case, about 8 kwh per day.
A "level 2" charge circuit is quite similar to installing a 50 amp rv service. Level 2 is 7000 watts--less than what a 50 amp rv plug can provide. I don't think of that as a 'major upgrade' to most homes electrical service. It would also give me the daily range in slightly over one hour.
1600 watts of solar panels would give me that 26.5 miles of range per day, provide me with a car port, and reduce the overall power bill for my home.Reisender wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
burningman wrote:
Maybe sometime soon this debate will be “should I get a gas, diesel, or electric?”!!!
And the electric will be the torque king, with various other drawbacks or considerations.
I was thinking about electric car as most of our driving is 10 miles there and 10 miles back, but technology is still too expensive.
3 years old Tesla cost about 2 times more than 3 years old Mercedes, who delivers 60 mpg highway or 40 mpg city.
Dare to grab a pen and calculate cost of ownership like fellow member did for gasoline truck?
Than would you like daily driver electric, or couple electric vehicles, you not only have to upgrade your home electrical service, but whole city and country.
Why would you have to upgrade your home electrical service when buying an Electric vehicle??? - burningmanExplorer IIIf I had a new diesel pickup I’d remove all that junk unless I lived somewhere where they check for it.
Even then I’d likely remove it and only reinstall it for the inspection.
But where I live, you can take it off and leave it off.
The old racer’s saying... if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying to win! - RockinfigsExploreryes ...all day long
- Grit_dogNavigator II
Kayteg1 wrote:
burningman wrote:
Maybe sometime soon this debate will be “should I get a gas, diesel, or electric?”!!!
And the electric will be the torque king, with various other drawbacks or considerations.
I was thinking about electric car as most of our driving is 10 miles there and 10 miles back, but technology is still too expensive.
3 years old Tesla cost about 2 times more than 3 years old Mercedes, who delivers 60 mpg highway or 40 mpg city.
Dare to grab a pen and calculate cost of ownership like fellow member did for gasoline truck?
Than would you like daily driver electric, or couple electric vehicles, you not only have to upgrade your home electrical service, but whole city and country.
You’re up to 60 mpg now? That’s literally the most amazing car in the world! - jimh406Explorer IIINot thinking two stroke oil is a good idea on a diesel with newer emissions equipment.
- mountainkowboyExplorer
covered wagon wrote:
That is why we add two stroke oil to our ULSD, it brings the score value back to within Bosch specs and gives back the mileage numbers.
Yup - burningmanExplorer IINone of us really need diesel pickups, but all that torque is really fun to have and we are willing to pay for it. I sure like it.
Well let me tell you... one drive or even ride in a P100D Tesla, and you will FREAK at how hard it pulls! It makes you want one regardless of how cost-ineffective they are.
Any Model S or X that is a “D” model (that means it’s got the dual motors), even if it isn’t a “P” (the Performance model) will make you say a few bad words in a happy way.
And there’s no commotion about it, they just GO! You can embarrasss a new Corvette in one.
If they start making one ton pickups, TorkLift is gonna have to start selling way stronger tiedowns. Kayteg1 wrote:
burningman wrote:
Maybe sometime soon this debate will be “should I get a gas, diesel, or electric?”!!!
And the electric will be the torque king, with various other drawbacks or considerations.
I was thinking about electric car as most of our driving is 10 miles there and 10 miles back, but technology is still too expensive.
3 years old Tesla cost about 2 times more than 3 years old Mercedes, who delivers 60 mpg highway or 40 mpg city.
Dare to grab a pen and calculate cost of ownership like fellow member did for gasoline truck?
Than would you like daily driver electric, or couple electric vehicles, you not only have to upgrade your home electrical service, but whole city and country.
Why would you have to upgrade your home electrical service when buying an Electric vehicle???- covered_wagonExplorer
mountainkowboy wrote:
covered wagon wrote:
Mountaincowboy and Jefe others with the older diesel mindset, like me also understand the 500 k to million mile concept. Even as late as the 24 valve Cummins is still a good option with guys in our truck forum getting up close to the 500 k mark with one reaching the million mile mark and beyond. It turns out the injection pumps on these are one of the easiest to change and with e few minor upgrades are running a reasonable distance. The injectors are 400 bucks new and are easy to change as well.
I find it so very amazing the extent of knowledge coming from guys that know how to keep an older diesel running for a very long time. Some of these guys are very smart and so very unbelievably helpful.
I myself enjoy the ease of an easy to work on older diesel, no smog, enough power. Let the power hungry guys fly on by. I go for safety, miles and mileage. Love the sound of a well running smooth diesel I have a hand in keeping it run so well.
JMHO
I sold my 86 Ford Centurion S/C F350 DRW, 6.9 turbo IDI with 634,000 mile on it and it was still within factory oil usage specs. Had my stock 95 CC 4x4 F350, 7.3 PS till 275K and sold it to get a bigger truck. Sold the wicked (375hp/600+tq) 97 12v mechanical CTD dually, with 328K on it when we got the motorhome. I noticed before I sold the Dodge that the new low sulfur fuel robbed a fair amount of power from my "older" diesel though.
If I had my way I would find a 2002 F450 S/C 4x4 with a 7.3/ZF6 and "refresh" what's needed and it would probably be my last truck.
That is why we add two stroke oil to our ULSD, it brings the score value back to within Bosch specs and gives back the mileage numbers.
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