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<blockquote data-quote="excat" data-source="post: 2399881" data-attributes="member: 29449"><p>...and the 700 miles per tank doesn't mean diddly when you compare 2 vehicles with 2 different size fuel tanks. Of course if your diesel has a 25-30 gal tank, and your gasser has a 20-25 gal tank, you are going to get more miles out of that tank, even with only slightly higher MPG because there's more fuel. You have to compare cost per mile in the two.</p><p></p><p>Current rates I saw @ my last fill up (Friday 1/31/14): </p><p>Gas: $3.02/gal</p><p>Diesel: $3.40/gal</p><p></p><p>Eco-Boost rating from Ford's webiste: 22MPG Highway 22MPG@$3.02/gal= $0.1372/per mile</p><p></p><p>Dodge rating per the article at 28MPG Highway 28MPG@$3.40/gal= $0.1214/per mile</p><p></p><p>Not much of a direct difference in price per mile. I think you'll get better life out of the diesel than the gas. You will very rarely get a long life out of a gas fed turbo engine in comparison to a diesel, the high rpm's required to make power in the gasser are any enemy to longevity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="excat, post: 2399881, member: 29449"] ...and the 700 miles per tank doesn't mean diddly when you compare 2 vehicles with 2 different size fuel tanks. Of course if your diesel has a 25-30 gal tank, and your gasser has a 20-25 gal tank, you are going to get more miles out of that tank, even with only slightly higher MPG because there's more fuel. You have to compare cost per mile in the two. Current rates I saw @ my last fill up (Friday 1/31/14): Gas: $3.02/gal Diesel: $3.40/gal Eco-Boost rating from Ford's webiste: 22MPG Highway 22MPG@$3.02/gal= $0.1372/per mile Dodge rating per the article at 28MPG Highway 28MPG@$3.40/gal= $0.1214/per mile Not much of a direct difference in price per mile. I think you'll get better life out of the diesel than the gas. You will very rarely get a long life out of a gas fed turbo engine in comparison to a diesel, the high rpm's required to make power in the gasser are any enemy to longevity. [/QUOTE]
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