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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JIMNLIN,
Diesel here has not been cheaper than regular. At best it hovers right about at the same cost and as I noted, this winter went to $.40 greater at a number of stations.
You might expect to see more diesels at a truck stop wouldn't you? Don't diesel owners sometimes like to get their diesel there feeling it may be fresher?
I agree that in some parts of the country a gas rig is less in demand but around here I see plenty of 8.1s and 6.0s. I believe GM sells quite a lot more of the gas rigs nationally than the DMax but then too the demand for the DMax I think outstrips the supply. But even if GM were able to supply enough it remains to be seen if that situation would change.
But whatever. I think a lot of people want diesels today simply because they have become popular and might I add, a lot of guys feel the vitamin T swell in them when they think of a big bad turbo diesel..say it ain't so? I see big bad t-diesels all day long that no sooner see much hauling or towing than a compact does. That tells me something.
All I'm saying is that I have a resonably large and heavy trailer and my gas rig handles it very easily. The 8.1 engine is built tough for the very reason that 20% of output is aimed for the marine market. Check it out, you can read about the 8.1 in many marine sites in various states of tune. It's BIG engine and in standard truck form it's pretty mildly tuned. But I do get better mileage than older BBs and even some of the smaller gas engines when towing.
I don't care if people buy diesels, that's a personal issue. But again, the whole diesel thing really gets way out of whack on this forum.
Diesel here has not been cheaper than regular. At best it hovers right about at the same cost and as I noted, this winter went to $.40 greater at a number of stations.
You might expect to see more diesels at a truck stop wouldn't you? Don't diesel owners sometimes like to get their diesel there feeling it may be fresher?
I agree that in some parts of the country a gas rig is less in demand but around here I see plenty of 8.1s and 6.0s. I believe GM sells quite a lot more of the gas rigs nationally than the DMax but then too the demand for the DMax I think outstrips the supply. But even if GM were able to supply enough it remains to be seen if that situation would change.
But whatever. I think a lot of people want diesels today simply because they have become popular and might I add, a lot of guys feel the vitamin T swell in them when they think of a big bad turbo diesel..say it ain't so? I see big bad t-diesels all day long that no sooner see much hauling or towing than a compact does. That tells me something.
All I'm saying is that I have a resonably large and heavy trailer and my gas rig handles it very easily. The 8.1 engine is built tough for the very reason that 20% of output is aimed for the marine market. Check it out, you can read about the 8.1 in many marine sites in various states of tune. It's BIG engine and in standard truck form it's pretty mildly tuned. But I do get better mileage than older BBs and even some of the smaller gas engines when towing.
I don't care if people buy diesels, that's a personal issue. But again, the whole diesel thing really gets way out of whack on this forum.
