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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I was always one of the ones that thought the cost of the diesels and upkeep were way too much for the benefit. Boy was I wrong. I had a 09 GMC 2500 6.0 gaser that towed my 8000lb 5er without too much trouble unless we were going up a long or steep hill. The best mileage I ever got was 10mpg on a relative flat road with no wind. You add a few hills and the ever present Texas wind and mileage dropped to 7 to 8mpg. Not towing a trailer it would get 13 in town and 15 to 16 highway. The beast also required the use of premium gas which usually costs the same or more than diesel.
I retired in August and gave myself a present...2012 Ford F250 Turbo Diesel King Ranch Crew. It gets 16 to 17mpg in town and 18 to 19 highway. Towing the 5er it got 12mpg on a windy day and 12.8 on a calm day....again only the slight hills in Texas.
If you mash on the gas pedal you better be buckeled in because that thing turns into a rocket.
I retired in August and gave myself a present...2012 Ford F250 Turbo Diesel King Ranch Crew. It gets 16 to 17mpg in town and 18 to 19 highway. Towing the 5er it got 12mpg on a windy day and 12.8 on a calm day....again only the slight hills in Texas.
If you mash on the gas pedal you better be buckeled in because that thing turns into a rocket.
