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Old 05-21-2016, 04:32 PM   #41
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I hate that all three vehicles in my household are diesel. I have no where to dump old fuel from my UTVs and snowmobiles at the beginning and end of each season. Luckily, my neighbor's son took the 21 gallons I sucked out of my snowmobiles at the end of the season last month to run in his Honda.

Our first diesels were VW TDIs. They were incredibly thrifty and had plenty of get up and go. Afterwards we upgraded to diesel SUVs due to living in Colorado and needing 4wd.

After wife got her Grand Cherokee with a 3.0L Mercedes Benz diesel in 07 and especially after I got a hot tune for it, she said she will never go back to a gasser. She loves the torque and ability to be doing 80mph on an onramp in order to merge on a 75mph speedlimit interstate, I-25. Having a 7,200 lb tow rating is nice too!

My ride is an 06 Jeep Liberty CRD with a 2.8L turbo diesel. It has a 5,000 lb tow rating and gets 30mpg on the interstate with a Green Diesel Engineering ecotune.

We just got rid of our Ecoboob F150 and upgraded to an F350 with the 6.7L diesel. All I can say is WOW. 14.5 mpg in mixed driving and about 17 on the highway. I'm hoping the fuel economy will get better when it gets more miles on it. I didn't noticed max fuel economy on all my other diesels until about 25k miles. I get it takes a long while for those rings to seat and things to loosen up a bit.

Don't get me wrong, I still like gassers. I think gas engines make good lawn mower, weedwhacker, UTV/ATV, and snowmobile engines.
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Old 05-21-2016, 04:37 PM   #42
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My 2005 F-350 Powerstroke averages 11.5 towing 14,000 lbs and 17.5 hwy not towing.
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Old 05-21-2016, 07:20 PM   #43
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I'm tired of the smell of diesel, been driving a 18 wheeler for many years.... I hate that darn 5th wheel grease...gotta watch not to get it on your clothes, hard to get out..
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Old 05-21-2016, 07:32 PM   #44
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Can't stand the noise of a diesel
Mine's quieter than a Ram gasser!! Honest.

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Old 05-21-2016, 07:35 PM   #46
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Just saw something unusual here in Concord, diesel was $2.099 and unleaded gas was $2.199 and 5 different gas stations. First time in years diesel was cheaper than gas.
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Just saw something unusual here in Concord, diesel was $2.099 and unleaded gas was $2.199 and 5 different gas stations. First time in years diesel was cheaper than gas.
Thats the way it should be!!!!
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Old 05-21-2016, 07:54 PM   #48
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I love these gas vs diesel discussions! Gets everybody out of their recliners and away from the television for awhile. I've had both, not gonna say what I have now, but either way, we sure love camping and getting there, don't we?
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Old 05-21-2016, 10:01 PM   #49
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What noise? Multi "fire" Piezo injectors with 25,000+ psi pressure fuel means a very quiet diesel engine. In fact, I kinda wish I had more of that diesel sound on my vehicles.

Nobody has ever noticed that my wife's Jeep is a diesel. My F350 is very quiet with windows rolled up and you can barely tell it is a diesel.

Not sure the relation between 5th wheel grease and diesel. I never grease my 5th wheel hitch. I have a teflon plate that takes care of that.

I don't smell diesel fuel when I'm driving. I wear a disposable nitrile rubber glove when fueling.

There is no smell or soot that comes out of my exhaust-that's old school stuff that isn't an issue with modern 3/4-1 ton trucks.
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Old 05-21-2016, 10:02 PM   #50
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Diesel prices sneaking back up....prices in NE Ohio on diesel is now higher then gas. You knew it was going to happen. Sure glad original poster wasn't trying to start a "gas vs. diesel" controversy!
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Old 05-21-2016, 10:07 PM   #51
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original poster must be buying the Blue def at Walmart as I get the WalMart brand for $7 per jug
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Old 05-21-2016, 10:43 PM   #52
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I pay $2.80 a gallon for DEF at Pilot/FlyingJ and $39 for oil changes with me supplying the oil [Rotela T6 Syn] at my local Chevy dealer. They buy the filter and do the labor.
The only time my engine is heard is under heavy acceleration or idling, the rest of the time it is as quiet as a gasser and more quiet than some. 765 ft/lbs of torque isn't quiet!
Treat a Duramax good and it will last a long, long time. That's just me. Difference strokes for different folks. Ten years ago, I would have laughed at the thought of owning a diesel. Things change over time.
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Old 05-21-2016, 10:49 PM   #53
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I'm tired of the smell of diesel, been driving a 18 wheeler for many years.... I hate that darn 5th wheel grease...gotta watch not to get it on your clothes, hard to get out..

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Old 05-21-2016, 11:12 PM   #54
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When we bought our new RAM EcoDiesel it came with 4 free oil and filter changes. RAM says to do this every 8,000 miles. This means that I won't have to pay for it until I hit 40,000 miles. Not bad at all. Of course we always have them rotate the tires which costs us $15. With our diesel we now get 16 mpg towing which is up by 5 mpg compared to our gas RAM. I'll never go back to a gas truck again. The experience with our EcoDiesel has been spectacular. The low end torque makes it a joy to tow with.
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Old 05-21-2016, 11:16 PM   #55
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Just walked in. Co. Springs......Gas $2.18........Diesel $2.09.

And...........did anyone in this thread say "I have diesel and hate it, I will never own another, especially for towing"????????? May have been one, but I don't remember it.

And........let's spend a week counting the gasoline semi trucks on the freeway. I'll start.......

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Old 05-21-2016, 11:27 PM   #56
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Jeeeeezz! Semi trucks are towing 40 - 80,000 pounds! Of course they have Diesel engines! Gassers can easily tow 10,000 pounds, properly equipped of course. Just because one can buy a diesel pick-up, doesn't mean everyone needs one. I'm done now....
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Old 05-22-2016, 08:01 AM   #57
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You buy what you like, my son drives for Walmart and has been driving for more than twenty years, he buys a Silverado 2500 and he buys a gas. I have a Silverado 3500 and I don't drive for a living and my Silverado is a diesel. Go figure. You buy what you like, both diesel and gas has good points. My diesel has been back to the shop four times, under warranty. Three times for glow plugs and once for a DEF tank replacement. I wonder what that would have cost. I think when I get close to the end of my warranty I'll trade for a dually. DW will kill me, with a dually you get to exercise more, park at the back and walk


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Old 05-22-2016, 08:40 AM   #58
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my 2013 F-150 ecoboost, 4 door, 4x4, 3.73, gets 5-8mpg pulling my Stealth 2112 toy hauler. 13-15mpg around town in Denver. Best mpg ever 19. No shortage of power or torque.
I just can't figure out which diesel to get!
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My diesel has been back to the shop four times, under warranty. Three times for glow plugs and once for a DEF tank replacement. I wonder what that would have cost. I think when I get close to the end of my warranty I'll trade for a dually.

Buy a Ford. You won't have that problem next time !
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