CumminsCrazed
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got any pics of the duramax?
Who all owns a diesel truck? (lots of pics!!)
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imported_MBenz
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I don't have any really good pics of the durmax, i am going to clean it up a little this week and post some pictures.
CumminsCrazed
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cool, so whats all been done to it.
CumminsCrazed
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i bought mine to tow and for a daily driver
dmxjg35 said:
CumminsCrazed said:
Help me understand why you would buy a full-size diesel truck for a daily driver and occasional towing.
In my area, regular unleaded is $1.82 and diesel $3.10, a difference of $1.28/gallon! That makes diesel 70% more expensive than unleaded.
I understand if you need/want a diesel for towing, but how many times do you actually tow something really heavy?
My brother-in-law farms for a living and has always owned a diesel. In addition to farm work, he tows a boat and a fifth wheel trailer (sometimes at the same time). But when he gets rid of his current truck, he says he will buy a gasser.
He says he doesn't tow enough, for long enough distances, to justify a diesel. He would have to drive LOTS of miles with a heavy trailer, on a regular basis, to really need a diesel. He says a gasser is the best vehicle if you are only towing 1-2 times/month for a few hundred miles.
regular here is 2.29 a gal, diesel is 3.09 a regular only 80 cents diff. A gasser Quad cab truck gets about 15mpg my ram diesel gets 20mpg easy, and you hook a trailer to that and its no contest, the gasser is going to get about 8mpg and the diesel like 15-16mpg it was a no brainer for me. Plus the first time you put your foot into a diesel and feel the raw torque you know you've made the right decision!
dmxjg35 said:
Even with better the fuel economy and the smaller price difference between fuels, your fuel costs are HIGHER for the diesel than the gasser.
Also, you haven't even figured in the additional ~$5,000 for the diesel engine over the gas engine.
Performance figures for the two engine types would also show the gasser being ahead in most cases. So it sounds like the only real benefit for you is "feeling" the raw torque of a diesel.
imported_MBenz
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It is all a matter of perspective. Diesel's can haul more and do it faster with better mileage and typically with go much further and accumulate less maintenance costs. I would say that 70%-80% of the Heavy duty pickups here in colorado are Diesel.
When it comes to tuning diesels, you can get ridiculous amounts of power all with a large selection of after-market diesel performance companies. 600hp/1000 ftlbs and an 11 second quarter is not to hard to achieve with a todays diesels and the right mods. I would imagine that would take a lot of work to get that out of a gasser.
My theory with trucks is have you ever been in a situation where you said, "dam i wish i had a smaller truck?" Only when you have to unload the thing. For our lifestyle, we need a big truck to tow big loads and get dirty and i wouldn't have it any other way than a diesel. Almost every time we dive the truck, it is got a load or it is going off road.
That being said, using the diesel as a dd if you never have a need for its truck capabliltes is not so cost effective and a gasser might do better here. Our truck stays in the barn most of the time and we only drive it when we need it. In the 6 years we have owned it, there is only 40k on the clock. In addition to the cost of fuel, the noise, ride, and parking abilities of the truck also make it a not so great dd. Diesels tend to suffer more from altitude than gassers so that also come into play.
For a lot of people, i could see gas being the best option, but for big boys with lots of toys, you have to get a diesel.
When it comes to tuning diesels, you can get ridiculous amounts of power all with a large selection of after-market diesel performance companies. 600hp/1000 ftlbs and an 11 second quarter is not to hard to achieve with a todays diesels and the right mods. I would imagine that would take a lot of work to get that out of a gasser.
My theory with trucks is have you ever been in a situation where you said, "dam i wish i had a smaller truck?" Only when you have to unload the thing. For our lifestyle, we need a big truck to tow big loads and get dirty and i wouldn't have it any other way than a diesel. Almost every time we dive the truck, it is got a load or it is going off road.
That being said, using the diesel as a dd if you never have a need for its truck capabliltes is not so cost effective and a gasser might do better here. Our truck stays in the barn most of the time and we only drive it when we need it. In the 6 years we have owned it, there is only 40k on the clock. In addition to the cost of fuel, the noise, ride, and parking abilities of the truck also make it a not so great dd. Diesels tend to suffer more from altitude than gassers so that also come into play.
For a lot of people, i could see gas being the best option, but for big boys with lots of toys, you have to get a diesel.
mattgg11 said:
The cost diff is not much at all, i figured i spend maybe an extra 10-15 dollars per tank driving highway miles. I bought my truck used and got an incredible deal, not to mention the whole 5k thing doesn’t hold true any more b/c dealers are marking down diesel trucks so much they are almost giving them away for free. Also any price difference will be made back in maintenance cost. There’s a reason Cummins offers 100k warranty on their motors. They last forever. A gasser in stock form yea might be a little quicker, i added an edge to my truck for 350 bucks and it will smoke any gasser with out any problem at all. I’ve clocked 0-60 at 7.5 seconds on setting 3 out of 5 setting 5 adds 160hp and 550ft-lbs torque all that for 350 dollars. Show me a gas truck that you can get that kind of hp for 350 bucks without hurting mpg at all. Actually mine increased with adding the edge b/c it increased timing which equals more mpg.
CumminsCrazed
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why are we complaining about diesel trucks.......im not gonna let this turn into a b!tch fest....we all buy our vehicles for certain reasons. If this complaining contines i will have thread closed.
Please no more complaining.
Please no more complaining.
This mattgg11 guy needs to exit the thread.
This is a thread for diesel truck owners to show off their pride and joy.
Unless one of the guys here posting their truck pictures is YOUR under age 18 child, you have no room to tell them how they should or shouldn't spend their money.
Got it?
Good.
Back to the thread... sweets trucks guys. The Cummins line of engines certainly are impressive, and of course the 7.3 was one hell of a diesel too. It was a bummer that the 6.0 had such a shakey start, but in all fairness the kinks were worked out and the 05+ models were significantly better in terms of having issues. I know of several people with 05 and 06 6.0s that have never had a single issue.
This is a thread for diesel truck owners to show off their pride and joy.
Unless one of the guys here posting their truck pictures is YOUR under age 18 child, you have no room to tell them how they should or shouldn't spend their money.
Got it?
Good.
Back to the thread... sweets trucks guys. The Cummins line of engines certainly are impressive, and of course the 7.3 was one hell of a diesel too. It was a bummer that the 6.0 had such a shakey start, but in all fairness the kinks were worked out and the 05+ models were significantly better in terms of having issues. I know of several people with 05 and 06 6.0s that have never had a single issue.
CumminsCrazed
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good to hear....now on to the ditch fire creating 6.4s 
CumminsCrazed
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but the questions you asked were direct questions into thread failure. Im not gonna let that happen.