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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FullTimeDad wrote:
I apologize if this question has been asked, but it would take me a month to go through all 77 pages here. I know hands down the diesel would be the best choice for towing, but I don't have the luxury of owning a single duty vehicle. So that said, with today's modern diesel engines would they be practical every day trucks. I have a gas excursion now, would love to have a PSD excursion for towing our TT, but could the diesel handle everyday family life too? I was always under the impression that you start a diesel and never shut it off? Can the diesel handle going here and there, the store, kids to school...etc? Is the starting and stopping the slow death of a diesel? Or have today's diesel engines become more family use friendly?
Thanks for any info on this.
I use my 4x4 diesel pickup to drop the kids off at school everyday before I go to work. All this within about 4 miles of home. Never had any problems.
Another thing to remember is UPS trucks are shutdown & restarted every few blocks/miles, and then pushed hard over and over and over. Yet all the ones I've seen are all diesels. I think diesels handel this kind of on/off abuse as well as if not better than gas rigs.
Besides they have a cool, tough sound to them too!
