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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Hishdeer wrote:"G" wrote:tgatch wrote:"G" wrote:Hishdeer wrote:ilovetocamp wrote:
Paying $1.55 a gallon for diesel and getting over 20mpg.
2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel
2004 Challenger 32TKB 5th wheel with 3 slides.
You are NOT getting 20mpg pulling and 32 foot 5th wheel with 3 slides. I'm NOT buying it.
I would bet he is, depending on his driving!
I don't take sucker bets.
Nobody... and I mean NOBODY can get 20 MPG towing a 12'8" tall by 8' wide, 10,000+lbs 5er. I don't care what driving habits one has. The only way for that to even be remotely possible would be to be driving down hill ALL of the time.
If that Cummins is getting 20MPG towing that kind of size and weight, I'm trading my truck in TODAY!!!
You have till the end of the month for employee pricing on the new Dodge's. When I first picked up my new 3500 4X4 short bed I was only getting 17.5 mpg without the 5th wheel. I took it back to the dealer after 2500 miles and they did a "reflash" on the engine.I now average 26.5 mpg without the 5th and 20.5 with. This mileage is at 2200 rpms, about 70 miles an hour. I have had ford and gm diesels and was a little leary about buying the Dodge but I have to admit, this is the best truck I have ever towed with hands down. I cannot imagine what will happen when I install a chip. Keep you posted.
You don't know how to figure gas mileage. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. You can't get 20.5mpg going downhill with 60mph tailwind. There is no chip or a reflash made that will increase your mpg by what you claim. Get a new calculator and ask somebody to show you how to figure gas mileage and then have your odometer calibrated. Did Paul Bunyon do your mpg calculations?
miles driven / gallons used, pretty simple, I am not trying to argue with anyone, I am just telling the facts which I know are hard to accept. I have been towing for over 25 years and I can hardly believe it myself. I have no preferance for any OEM, I buy the best priced vehicle I can find when I am shopping for a truck. I like them all! I am only towing a 25ft 5th which weighs only 6700lbs dry. I thought this forum was to spread the word about experience's we have had while rv'ing. Sorry to have upset you!
