gunafulltime
Senior Member
We're looking for a fresh take on gas or diesel decision-making.
Vehicle Use:
Vehicle Use:
- We want to order a 1 ton SRW truck.
- We travel 3-4 times per year. The truck will sit under a cover most of the year. It will not be a grocery, supply, or home project truck.
- Our trips are 400-800 miles.
- From Birmingham, Alabama, we travel pretty flat Southern interstates and highways (mainly I59, I65, and Highways 31 and 231.
- Our trailer weighs 7,500-8,000lbs.
- We may take 1 trip to Connecticut and 1 trip to Idaho to visit family.
- We're likely to drive the truck 2000-3,500 miles per year. If we take the longer CT and ID trips, those years would be higher, but we would also not take as many trips those years (if any at all).
- Does this warrant the extra cost of a diesel? Money is an issue for our fixed income and savings. We tend to think the diesel is not needed, and we would not get a decent ROI out of the diesel. However, there is so much diesel or bust discussion out there that we thought we'd ask the JOF experts.
- Understanding that any vehicle will suffer from a lack of use, is it true that diesels suffer more than gassers? If they do, what problems does a lack of use cause with a diesel?
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