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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
What a diesel gains in mileage is modified by the increased fuel price to be a lot less economical. Not the full reason you buy one.
When gas was a buck a gallon, I was buying fuel for $0.50, then it made sense. It does still get 20mpg mixed driving, but here in Reno, gas is $3.98 diesel is $5. Crap diesel is cheaper, but I like not having fuel related issues like alky and water contamination. Haven't needed to drain my fuel filter yet in 22 years.
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fair point. my train of thought was lower end torque may help with overall performance without laying into the throttle as much for things like going up hills.
of course, i was
not thinking of the disparity in price, and, honestly, i've never owned a diesel so i don't know that is valid and worth the extra cost.
mostly i was thinking about how the truck is for sale cheap cause the box is beat to hell and i have a friend that knows their way around them.
most of the box trucks and vans that have longer frames and/or aren't sprinter style vehicles are big V8 and V10 engines, which i want to avoid. even the 5.4 triton mpg is pretty disappointing in my personal experience - but that experience only includes "stock" scenarios.
honestly before i started thinking about this project, i didn't put much thought to drivetrain configuration and the like, other than the general "bigger motors use more gas" and "4x4s use more gas" sort of reasoning.