Class A Diesel vs Gas?
I know this question has been asked MANY times but given today's environment and technology I am reposting this question. I know the price gap between gas and diesel is not insignificant, the diesel ...
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Captain_Happy wrote:
How deep are your pockets? And one thing to consider is the cost of Diesel fuel these days. do the math, you'll figure it out.
I'm not convinced you need that deep of pockets to support the cost of diesel on a trip. In most cases a DP will get slightly better mileage, about 1.0 to 1.2 or so and even with a $0.60 difference (which is a lot) the difference in fuel cost is probably less than $200.00 over a 5,000 mile trip.
Hardly enough to matter when you look at the generally accepted upsides to a DP.
Buy in cost difference, yea that can be significant but it's stretching to worry about fuel cost.
