[SEL] What kind of truck? Gas or Diesel

[John Hall]

 No personal experience but I workd with a guy who has a 4wd with a Hemi. It 
drinks so much fuel he bought used little Honda car to drive back and forth 
to work. He originally bought the truck to tow a trailer for his side-line 
business. Now he no longer uses it for that purpose, so its hard to justify 
the excess fuel consumption.

John Hall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judge Tommy Turner" <Lcjudge at scrtc.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:11 PM
Subject: [SEL] What kind of truck? Gas or Diesel


> OK everyone, I'm consulting the most knowledgeable people I know on 
> this.... in the mean time I'll ask all of you..... don't get worked up, 
> just kidding.
>
> My '99 Dodge Ram Pickup has turned over 200,000 miles and its time to get 
> another.  I can't decide to stick with a diesel (the last 3 trucks have 
> had Cummins engines) or go the gas route.  I like the power of a diesel. 
> I don't like paying $5000 more for a diesel engine though and paying 
> around 50% more at the pump for diesel vs. gas although I know there will 
> be a 30 to 40% gain on MPG on the diesel.
>
> I've found a truck that's exactly what I'm looking for, its a year old, 
> 9000 miles and has all the equipment I desire.  Its a Dodge with a 5.7 
> Hemi gas engine rather than a diesel.  Do any of you have a truck with the 
> 5.7 in it?  Just curious what kind of fuel mileage it will get, is it a 
> fairly powerful engine, etc?
>
> Please give me your thoughts.
>
> Tommy Turner
> Magnolia, KY
>
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