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<blockquote data-quote="TreeClimber" data-source="post: 792960" data-attributes="member: 16101"><p>And regarding Diesel -v- Gas. </p><p>Most people are better off with diesel. </p><p>3000 pound toys on 1500 pound trailers can be towed behind a S-Blazer with a 4.3 V6. That's nothing weight wise.</p><p>So, a 5.3 or 6.0 fullsize will tow it no problemo. And a gas motor'd truck will be $3 - $5000 less than the same thing in diesel. </p><p>If you do the math, at 10 mpg for gas and 15 for diesel, and equal cost for fuel, driving 18000 miles per year. Figuring fuel costs at $3.50 gallon.</p><p>The gas rig takes 1800 gallons per year, and the diesel takes 1200 gallons per year. So the diesel will SAVE you about 600 gallons per year at $3.5 per gallon or about $2100 year SAVINGS in fuel. So in 3 years of ownership, you've paid for the extra cost of buying the diesel. Give or take.</p><p>T</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TreeClimber, post: 792960, member: 16101"] And regarding Diesel -v- Gas. Most people are better off with diesel. 3000 pound toys on 1500 pound trailers can be towed behind a S-Blazer with a 4.3 V6. That's nothing weight wise. So, a 5.3 or 6.0 fullsize will tow it no problemo. And a gas motor'd truck will be $3 - $5000 less than the same thing in diesel. If you do the math, at 10 mpg for gas and 15 for diesel, and equal cost for fuel, driving 18000 miles per year. Figuring fuel costs at $3.50 gallon. The gas rig takes 1800 gallons per year, and the diesel takes 1200 gallons per year. So the diesel will SAVE you about 600 gallons per year at $3.5 per gallon or about $2100 year SAVINGS in fuel. So in 3 years of ownership, you've paid for the extra cost of buying the diesel. Give or take. T [/QUOTE]
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