Thank you! This is why, when I finally do purchase a tow vehicle, it will
have a diesel engine.
Now I just have to come up with the money...
Scot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Haden" <Bhaden@ucsd.edu>
To: "weimaraner" <weimaraner@earthlink.net>; <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 8:05 AM
Subject: RE: ax-digest V1 #491
> I haven't really followed this thread too much, but after the reply about
> diesels, I thought I would toss in some more on that subject. There was
> recently
> an article in Popular Mechanics comparing full sized Chevy and Ford "one
> ton" dualies with the big gas engines, 8.1 V-8 and 6.8 V-10. They wanted a
> Dodge
> V-10 but couldn't get one so they took along a GMC 2500 single rear wheel
> crew cab with the Duramax and Allison trans that was available. All three
> trucks were ballasted with 1000 lbs in the bed and hitched to identical
> 5th wheel trailers that weighed 10,000 each. They towed them 3000 miles,
> coast to coast. The diesel not only got 50-80%
> better mileage than the gas engined trucks under all conditions (about 18
> unloaded) but out-accelerated them in EVERY category measured; 0-60,20-50,
> 30-70, and 1/4 mile e.t., loaded or unloaded. Not by a little either;
> it flat blew their doors off! I was left wondering why anyone wanting a
> large pickup would buy anything BUT a diesel. Some day I will...
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