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Postby Ken » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:22 pm

Diesel dude.

Don't make the Hemi mistake I did.


Get a used Chevy Duramax 2500.
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Postby Chadd » Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:54 pm

What HE said...
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:13 pm

Diesel dude.

Don't make the Hemi mistake I did.
I agree, but I did buy gas........ I got an 05' 3/4 ton Chevy 8.1 liter, extended cab, long bed with the 6 year extended warranty with all the fixins. I mean everything.... Even has lojack and satellite radio (1 year free) and goes beep beep in reverse. lol....

118 miles for under 33k otd.... couldn't pass it up. A friend of mine paid more for his chevy 1/2 ton new back in 2001.
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Postby Dennis » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:57 pm

Nice find. Where did you hear about it. The price of diesel is crazy these days. I think a gasser is a good choice if you're not pulling anything real heavy for a long time. My 2001 dodge diesel only gets around 12-13 mpg when I'm pulling my bronco. With the .30-.50 cent premium they're charging per gallon of diesel, it adds up fast.

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Postby DAVE » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:02 pm

4 wheel drive??????


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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:11 pm

4 wheel drive??????
Absolutely....
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Postby Ken » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:31 pm

Dennis wrote:Nice find. Where did you hear about it. The price of diesel is crazy these days. I think a gasser is a good choice if you're not pulling anything real heavy for a long time. My 2001 dodge diesel only gets around 12-13 mpg when I'm pulling my bronco. With the .30-.50 cent premium they're charging per gallon of diesel, it adds up fast.

Where are you buying gas??

It's 20 cents more for Diesel.....

Lets do the math.

Gas 20 cents less

Gas truck - 9MPG going up Hill

Diesel - 22 MPG.


50 gallons of Diesel = 1,100miles
50 gallons of Gas = 450 miles


Cost of Diesel: $135
Cost of Gas: $292 to go 1,100 miles


Oh...that was at 30 cent difference...

So that 30 cent "savings" really cost you 160 bucks!


Oh...and I get 9MPG empty...nothing in it.


And that's why, I'll NEVER buy another gas truck....
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Postby Ken » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:37 pm

Hell...my 9,000 lb Hummer gets 15 MPG with Diesel compared to my Hemi at 11MPG around town.

My gas truck costs me $5,000 in gas.


A Diesel going the same distance costs: $2,454


Sorry..I'll pay the 30 cents.
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:48 pm

lol.... I agree.

But the cheapest 3/4 ton Chevy duramax diesel with the Allison tranny was 42k to 46k without tax and license. That was my compromise....

When I win the lotto I'll buy the Diesel I swear.... lol.
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Postby Chadd » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:52 pm

AAHH gotta love the old 6.5L chevy..Not a lot of power but good fuel mileage... All the NEW diesels i have seen are not to easy on the fuel mileage when towing... My boss has a 05 furd and he's getting 12 on a good day 9 in town... Duramax is a little better but with the 06 360hp and 650tq your fuel milage is going to blow!!! Chevy did add a 6th gear to the Dura 1600rpm at 65 mph BUT you can't use that while towing.... I own a Little gas motor and a big trailer Make my buddys (With the Diesels) tow and use my trailer...lol
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:56 pm

I forgot to mention, I'm less than 2 miles from my job and all of what I do during business hours is paid mileage......

So, my only expense is the weekends. So, I figured WTF (heck). This truck hauls a$$.....
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:57 pm

Mr. Miyagi wrote:lol.... I agree.

But the cheapest 3/4 ton Chevy duramax diesel with the Allison tranny was 42k to 46k without tax and license. That was my compromise....

When I win the lotto I'll buy the Diesel I swear, might even buy you one.... lol.
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Postby Ken » Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:52 pm

Mr. Miyagi wrote:I forgot to mention, I'm less than 2 miles from my job and all of what I do during business hours is paid mileage......

So, my only expense is the weekends. So, I figured WTF (heck). This truck hauls a$$.....
I'm not ragging on you.


I was just explaining how much more expensive gas was to operate overall for me.


I'll have my Hemi probably 1 more year....then it's gone. I have to spend about 55K on Lexus in the next couple weeks....so a truck is out of the picture in 2005. I got a 7 year bumper to bumper, so I want to sell it while it still has warranty.

I paid 28K for my truck....and yeah..a new Chevy Duramax/Alllison is mid 40's.
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Postby Mr. Miyagi » Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:36 pm

I'm not ragging on you.

I was just explaining how much more expensive gas was to operate overall for me.
No problem.... I totally agree with you. Just trying to save money...

But this 8.1 ltr has some power. I can break the tires loose shifting and it's an automatic....
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Postby Dennis » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:17 am

Damm, I guess them new Hemi engines are thirsty. I don't even think the v10s are that bad. All my buddies with the Chevys are getting great mileage with their gas engines. A lot better than my Cummins. "Diesel = 22mpg" I could only dream of this. I'm not even close to that. Though, a lot of out of state diesels are. 18 mpg is the best I've ever seen.


Ken wrote:Oh...and I get 9MPG empty...nothing in it.


And that's why, I'll NEVER buy another gas truck....


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