[SEL] What kind of truck? Gas or Diesel

[Elden DuRand]

Tommy:

What are 'ya, some kind of truck snob!??!  :-)

200K is all it's got on it?  It ain't but just broke-in now.   You can stitch old license plates together with metal screws to fix things like rotted floorboards and quarter panels and the bed can be fixed with plywood and duck tape.

If you're absolutely in a lather to trade, I would ditch the hemi.  Stick with a Cummins.  I've gotten to where I won't buy anything but old iron that has spark plugs.

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of Judge Tommy
> Turner
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 09:11 PM
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> 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