Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Diesel fuel in NE Ohio is $.50 to $.60/gal more than 87 octane gasoline.I feel I`m getting the mileage that most folks get with 3/4 and 1 ton diesels.Of coarse most folks with diesels pull heavier and bigger loads than I do.
Even tho I would love to have a diesel[maybe just to have a Man`s truck!Ha!]with my setup and the desparity in fuel prices, I can`t really justify it.
If and when I go to a heavier and bigger TT, I will looking towards a diesel, but,even so,I would like to see fuel prices more in line with gasoline.
Mannlicher,
I am in the same boat as you. Since I tow a 26' TT only about 10% of the time that we actually use the TV (5.3L Suburban) it does not make much sense to trade up UNLESS we get a larger TT. At this point, I am pushing the tow limits with a fully dressed out trailer and we definetly crawl up the steep hills, but for 10% of the time I do this I can live with that.
Is a Diesel in the cards if we get a larger TT? YES. I too am unhappy with the gas/diesel price difference right now but would like to think it's a temproary aberation and the two prices will likely be similar in the near future. When we do go diesel, my feeling is to either buy one that's two years old with around 20k miles or wait for another round of incentives from the big 3. Chevy had a week 2004 sales year and the street thinks some engine and body changes may be in the cards for next year, so they could start giving some new trucks away soon. Cold be wishfull thinking but we will see.
Good luck
Even tho I would love to have a diesel[maybe just to have a Man`s truck!Ha!]with my setup and the desparity in fuel prices, I can`t really justify it.
If and when I go to a heavier and bigger TT, I will looking towards a diesel, but,even so,I would like to see fuel prices more in line with gasoline.
Mannlicher,
I am in the same boat as you. Since I tow a 26' TT only about 10% of the time that we actually use the TV (5.3L Suburban) it does not make much sense to trade up UNLESS we get a larger TT. At this point, I am pushing the tow limits with a fully dressed out trailer and we definetly crawl up the steep hills, but for 10% of the time I do this I can live with that.
Is a Diesel in the cards if we get a larger TT? YES. I too am unhappy with the gas/diesel price difference right now but would like to think it's a temproary aberation and the two prices will likely be similar in the near future. When we do go diesel, my feeling is to either buy one that's two years old with around 20k miles or wait for another round of incentives from the big 3. Chevy had a week 2004 sales year and the street thinks some engine and body changes may be in the cards for next year, so they could start giving some new trucks away soon. Cold be wishfull thinking but we will see.
Good luck
