Hello all! I finally wandered back in here but with sad news. I have decided to sell my diesel and go with a new hemi. I'm selling my cows so I definitely don't need to pay a dollar more for fuel...

 

Do some math, it might surprise you. I did this exercise with a customer the other day and found out it costs less per mile in fuel to run my diesel than his gasser ($0.26 vs $0.32).

 

well WE ur are running backward,even if u pay more for fuel than gaz u will use alot less and end spending way much less whit a cummins than whit a hemi...

 

Yeap, I bought my dsl 4 months ago in spite of high diesel prices. It get a little better mileage while diesel cost a little more. The main reason throgh: it will last a lot longer than a gas and has better towing capacity, also engine is almost bulletproof.

 

ya samehere bought mine 3 months ago ill never go back i love the mileage and the torqe and im still savin 100 bucks a month from my old dodge i had a 2000 dodge ram with the 360 it was a killer on fuel never go back i would rethink actualy i wouldnt even bother

 

Yeah, I'd re-think your decision. My friend just got a new Hemi and he's gettingworse mileage as I am.

 

the hemis r way over rated. they get horrible gas mileage and don't have near as much power as a ctd! i definitly would never buy one to replace my cummins!

 

My brother is selling cars right now. He was telling me a few stories about what the gasoline/fuel prices are making people do. He's had people come in just needing to get out of thier truck that they happen to be WAY upside-down in (owe more than it's worth) just because the it'll be cheaper to drive a little car. Yeah, they end up losing around $10,000 on the deal just to save about $200/year in running costs.

The people that don't wanna think about what they're doing aren't going to.

 

I just traded up to a deisel because the cost per mile is lower, more power, better towing capacity, and it is a mega-cab. Do the math: Cost per gallon / miles per gallon = cost per mile

 

I bought my CTD about 2 months ago knowing full well the diesel prices. With the CTD I have an overall good vehicle, that can be used for my daily driving, ocassional towing and pull my boat (in the future when I hopefully buy it). On top of that the best incentive for me was the fact that diesel engine will last a long time, like 500k miles. If I do 25k miles a year, it will take 20 years. I am pretty sure a gas vehicle will not do all this. It will run max 200 miles without a lot of towing... Like one of the members said above, if you are upside down, you will be really paying a lot in negative equity just to save may be $100 (if that) in gas prices. You will be paying more in monthly payments because of negative equity, which will almost nullify the effect of diesel price increase (that is unless you are buying a cheap car).... I'd say do some math and some hard thinking before you make a decision.