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Originally Posted by slowmover
The 6.2L 400HP engine can crack 20-mpg at 60-mph.
The baby diesel let’s say will do 30 under the same conditions.
That’s a difference of 85-gallons in 5k miles.
If gasoline is $2.50 and diesel $3.00, it’s not much of a savings at $125.
15k annual applicable miles, and it’s $3,750 over ten years.
No IRS depreciation, etc, and needing VERY high annual miles it’s just another vehicle badly spec’d for private use.
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Except the baby diesel can crack 43 mpg at 60 mph, it will certainly beat the 33 mpg EPA rating. Also currently even in Montana where diesel prices are usually well over unleaded (one big reason I sold the Cummins) now gas and Diesel are within 3 cents of each other.
So say 35 mpg vs 20 and 10c more for diesel. That is a $860/yr savings for the same initial price based on average miles driven.
They both make the same 460ft-lbs of torque as well.
To me if buying a new GM pickup the choice would be a no brainer.