02-07-2007, 03:31 PM
.RJ Wrote:Yep, Diesel is the only way you're going to get better MPG out of a truck. But, for me, its not worth spending an extra $5-6k on a truck to gain 4-5mpg.
Its not just the extra MPG you get from a diesel, its the extra power when towing as well. You don't have to 'speed up' to 'take' a big hill, you just leave the cruise on and maintain speed, you won't be doing that w/ a full load and a gas engine, and for me it would be more like 6mpg.