mithril
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Re: Diesel vs gas......................
I can't make a comparison to a Duramax, or an 8.1 because I've never owned one. But I did own a Chevy Suburban which is the same truck as the Yukon and I now own the Dodge RAM, so that's the ONLY comparison I can make. If I tried to do anything else I'd be pulling it out of thin air. Now, perhaps if there is a Duramax owner out there who has also owned a Suburban or Yukon they may be in a better position to respond, but what I reported is absolutely accurate based on my experience. I really did get 7.5 MPG in the burb and 12.3 in the RAM and the RAM will tow circles around the burb. Before you guys criticize you really need to read the post and see what is being said. My response was REAL WORLD experience not theory from white papers or spec sheets. -Mithril327Views0likes0CommentsRe: Diesel vs gas......................
I had 1995 Suburban with a 350 engine and 3.73 rear end. When I towed my trailer 1500 miles I got 7.5 MPG while towing and nearly 15 MPG when I got to my destination. My total round trip fuel economy was 8.5 MPG. I traded the burb for a Dodge 3500 HO Diesel 4.10 rear end. During regular no load driving I get 16.2 MPG and the truck isn't fully broken in yet. This weekend I towed my boat home from the lake. My boat weighs in about the same as the trailer, the trailer weighs 6900 lbs dry and the boat and trailer about 6700 lbs dry. With Stuff on board I figure they are pretty much equal. During the trip home I averaged 12.3 MPG. There is no comparison between the trucks. A new burb and a new Dodge 3500 would be roughly the same price, but there is just no way a GMC 350 can campare in power and fuel economy with the RAM. Of course the diesel engine in the RAM is worth nearly $5k by itself so that can buy alot of gas, but for me the extra towing capacity afforded by the diesel was the deciding factor. It took all the burb had to tow my toys, the Ram has power to spare which is a really nice feeling.420Views0likes0Comments
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