Re: MPG Hemi VS Cummins
[Re: dynotune440]
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08/14/13 07:26 PM
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I personally think that if you pull often, you should own a 5.9 diesel. The do well for fuel mileage, and have a 6.7(pile of junk, oil making pig) manual trans 4wd, and it is good for 14 by its self, and 10 pulling 8k on a car trailer. I personally think that the 2006-07 trucks with the 5.9 are the way to go. Yes they cost more to maintain, but they also hold their value very well too, and the 5.9 trucks are known to see 20+ for MPG hand calculated....
I can't stand the 06-08 interiors over the 03-05. If there was a decent interior in those trucks then I would agree.
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
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Re: MPG Hemi VS Cummins
[Re: ccarson]
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08/14/13 07:29 PM
08/14/13 07:29 PM
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VincentVega
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my 2005 1500 4x4 hemi with 3.92 has a lifetime average of 14.3 and I drive like a grandma. not sure where you people are getting those numbers
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Re: MPG Hemi VS Cummins
[Re: Triple Threat]
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08/15/13 10:42 AM
08/15/13 10:42 AM
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One thing to remember that I see a lot of guys leaving out, is that there is a huge difference in towing an open car trailer and towing an enclosed trailer. I've had both diesel and gas 3/4 ton trucks towing both types of car trailers. Once I bought a diesel, I wondered why I hadn't done it years ago.
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Re: MPG Hemi VS Cummins
[Re: poorboy]
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08/16/13 02:21 PM
08/16/13 02:21 PM
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Diesels will win the mileage wars and if you're towing every week, they make a lot of sense. My friend at work had a F250 powersmoke super duty with which he never towed anything. It started running poorly and he took it to the ford dealer. He was quoted $1800 of injector work. He's now driving a Subaru. Any cost comparison with a Diesel must include maintenance. Another point: Sure they have higher trade-in value, but it only matches their higher first cost. It's not like you buy a Diesel for the same money as a gas truck, then four years later it's worth lots more. I grew up with Diesels and know what they can do, no prejudice here. But so many get wrapped up in the romance of the oil-burner and forget the old saw, "there's no such thing as a free lunch." OH, and one more thing. It doesn't make you a member of the "big boy club" to leave your Diesel idling in the parking lot when you are in the store for groceries. R.
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Re: MPG Hemi VS Cummins
[Re: dogdays]
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08/16/13 06:38 PM
08/16/13 06:38 PM
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Can't really say much about buying a new one and resell down the road... but my 01 is still worth as much or more as what I paid for it 2 years ago. It has also paid for itself plus another 50% from the scrap I hauled in. As much as I have hauled up the ridge and the weight of the loads, it's been a no brainer for me. And the cheap costs to mod, it's a fun truck to drive. I'll never own another gas burner truck!
68 Road Runner, 69 Belvedere, 71 Challenger Vert 340 barracuda, 01 Ram CTD, 95 Ram, 04 Ram, 85 Daytona turbo Z 66 GTO, 06 Magnum RT AWD. 07 Ram CTD, 07 Ram
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