Ram 2500 5.7 hemi mpg.....a bit disappointed
The other day we took a trip ftom southern illinois, through st louis, to southern Missouri...a couple of hundred miles each way. Starting out I reset the mpg meter on the dash, and recorded 17.4-1...
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More math:
Gasser 12.37 mpg avg. (9 mpg pulling, 13.5MT) 25% of the mi pulling a trailer =
200,000 mi 16.168 total gals. Average $3 = $48,500 total fuel
Diesel fuel has about 20% more energy than gasoline. 11 mpg pulling 16.2 MT. This is pretty accurate for milage as well so 12.37 mpg(1.2) 14.8 AVERAGE
200,000 miles = 13.513 gal of diesel. If diesel and gas were the same price you would save about $8k in fuel over 200,000 mi. To break even you have to find diesel for an average of only 20% more than gas or $3.60/ galloon average. Diesel certainly averages more than that here in Denver.
These numbers are close to what diesels really get but many diesel drivers are about as honest as hybrid drivers when it comes to milage.
What used to make diesels great was there cheaper fuel, kerosene used to be really cheap, and the simple reliability of the diesel engine. Neither is the case anymore.
Other than that the cost of the diesel is higher but you will get a large percentage of that back when you sell it if it still runs.
The cost of scheduled maintenance is higher in a diesel and there is a good change it will need $thousands in repairs at some point.
There is really no part of a diesel that makes them economical anymore but they pull really well.
Gasser 12.37 mpg avg. (9 mpg pulling, 13.5MT) 25% of the mi pulling a trailer =
200,000 mi 16.168 total gals. Average $3 = $48,500 total fuel
Diesel fuel has about 20% more energy than gasoline. 11 mpg pulling 16.2 MT. This is pretty accurate for milage as well so 12.37 mpg(1.2) 14.8 AVERAGE
200,000 miles = 13.513 gal of diesel. If diesel and gas were the same price you would save about $8k in fuel over 200,000 mi. To break even you have to find diesel for an average of only 20% more than gas or $3.60/ galloon average. Diesel certainly averages more than that here in Denver.
These numbers are close to what diesels really get but many diesel drivers are about as honest as hybrid drivers when it comes to milage.
What used to make diesels great was there cheaper fuel, kerosene used to be really cheap, and the simple reliability of the diesel engine. Neither is the case anymore.
Other than that the cost of the diesel is higher but you will get a large percentage of that back when you sell it if it still runs.
The cost of scheduled maintenance is higher in a diesel and there is a good change it will need $thousands in repairs at some point.
There is really no part of a diesel that makes them economical anymore but they pull really well.
