| If you are thinking about purchasing a new or used | | | | loads for extended periods of time while a diesel is |
| pickup truck with a diesel power plant then there are | | | | hardly affected.Todays diesel also enjoy much |
| some things you need to be aware of. The | | | | improved performance in the area of driveability. No |
| advantages of the diesel engine are numerous. It | | | | more do you step on the accelerator an wait for the |
| burns considerably less fuel than a gasoline engine | | | | engine to wind up. Todays PowerStrokes, Duramax |
| doing the same work. It has no ignition system to | | | | and Cummins diesels have plenty of get up and go |
| attend to. It can deliver much more of its rated | | | | right off the line. Merging with traffic is no longer the |
| horsepower on a continuous basis than can a gasoline | | | | white knuckle experience it used to be.Some |
| engine. It's fuel economy is greater than gas | | | | disadvantages to diesel engines are that they're very |
| powered trucks of the same size and make. In fact | | | | heavy for the horsepower they produce, and their |
| some Dodge truck owners with the Cummins diesel | | | | initial cost is much higher than a comparable gasoline |
| are reporting 22 - plus mpg highway. The same | | | | engine. Repairs cost more, but diesel generally require |
| trucks with gasoline engines are turning in around 14 - | | | | fewer repairs than gasoline engines. Where you |
| 16 mpg highway. With the cost of gasoline and diesel | | | | purchase the truck has some bearing too. Diesel |
| almost the same you cannot underestimate this | | | | powered pickup trucks bought in Florida and other |
| advantage.Planning to haul a trailer or a boat? This is | | | | parts of the south for example generally hold up |
| here a diesel engine really comes into its own. The | | | | better than those purchased in the harsher northern |
| typical Ford F250 / Chevy 2500 three-quarter ton | | | | climates.As always we recommend that whatever |
| trucks with diesel power plants can pull four tons | | | | type of engine you choose to operate, always follow |
| with ease, yet fuel economy barely suffers. The | | | | the manufacturer's recommendations and procedures, |
| same trucks with gasoline engines experience fuel | | | | as those folks know their product better than |
| economy dropping by half or worse. Also if you plan | | | | anyone else does.C. Lunsford is a successful web |
| to do alot of hauling keep in mind a diesel holds up | | | | developer and owns He provides tips and advice on |
| better than a gas motor. In fact a gasoline engine's | | | | Used diesel pickup trucks in South Florida. |
| life span decreases exponentially while pulling heavy | | | | |