Anybody towing with a late model gasser?
I just had to shell out a little over 10K to fix the high pressure fuel pump on my 2012 Ford diesel. 37k miles on it and the dealer said "sorry" ford won't pay. After some discussion on this subject h...
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Almost everything in life requires some compromises. I am one of those seriously considering switching to a gasser from my current 2008 Ram with 6.7 Cummins. Don't get me wrong, I like my current truck and it tows great, but it is now out of warranty. Even though it only 6 years old, I don't know that I want to own a diesel with EPA emissions******out of warranty.
While about 30% of the total miles are towing my 12K fifth wheel, about 95% of the trips are short trips around town. I do take it out for at least a 50 mile trip every couple of weeks. I loved towing with it in Colorado, but since I live in a flat state (LA), that is an extremely small percentage of use.
For the 95% of short trips, the gasser would be better. For most of my towing trips in fairly flat land, the gasser would be OK. My main concern is will I want to pull my hair out the 5% of the time I'm pulling in mountains?? My wife says think long and hard about it, since she knows I can be impatient at times.
I am retired. That means I have more free time and it also means a $10k repair would hurt. I know the thing that makes the most sense for me is a new gasser for the 95% of the time and more patience the other 5% when towing in the mountains. At 10K miles per year, a gasser should serve me well for the remainder of my camping life.
As a retired CPA, I also understand costs and know that a one size fits all solution does not work. If I was working and driving 30K miles a year, the easy answer would be diesel. For me, my head says gasser, but my heart still loves to pull with diesel. Only time will tell if my head will eventually win out.
While about 30% of the total miles are towing my 12K fifth wheel, about 95% of the trips are short trips around town. I do take it out for at least a 50 mile trip every couple of weeks. I loved towing with it in Colorado, but since I live in a flat state (LA), that is an extremely small percentage of use.
For the 95% of short trips, the gasser would be better. For most of my towing trips in fairly flat land, the gasser would be OK. My main concern is will I want to pull my hair out the 5% of the time I'm pulling in mountains?? My wife says think long and hard about it, since she knows I can be impatient at times.
I am retired. That means I have more free time and it also means a $10k repair would hurt. I know the thing that makes the most sense for me is a new gasser for the 95% of the time and more patience the other 5% when towing in the mountains. At 10K miles per year, a gasser should serve me well for the remainder of my camping life.
As a retired CPA, I also understand costs and know that a one size fits all solution does not work. If I was working and driving 30K miles a year, the easy answer would be diesel. For me, my head says gasser, but my heart still loves to pull with diesel. Only time will tell if my head will eventually win out.
