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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
There are advantages a diesel can have over a gasoline engine in short trips. During startup, both diesel and gasoline engines will have more unburned fuel during the combustion and exhaust strokes. In a gasoline engine the extra fuel washes the cylinders of oil and causes premature wear. In a diesel the fuel acts as a lubricant, so less cylinder wear.
But then there's the DPF as others have mentioned. Of course you did mention that you didn't have a DPF, so maybe a diesel car would be the best short trip option.
An engine block heater will help, but a lot only help so much. Most only keep the engine a bit warmer than ambient and are really just there to keep the coolant from freezing in artic conditions. When it's -60⁰F my OEM block heater only keeps the engine at about -30⁰F. A 1,000W or great block heater would be the way to go on either gasoline or diesel, even during the summer.
Diesel emissions equipment also work better if you wrap up the exhaust system with heat tape.
Of course the king of short trips is the BEV, as well as they plugin hybrid. Or a bicycle.
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These are all good points
I would gladly drive an EV or hybrid but they are waaay out of my price range at the moment. We use bikes for short trips as much as possible. Not so much i would like to, though.