Posted by MoparNorm on Monday, February 02, 2004 at 6:59PM :
In Reply to: Re: No You Can't... posted by alaskangreg on Monday, February 02, 2004 at 4:32PM :
That's funny! "Depends on how much mileage you do" That's exactly why I said "per 100,000 miles", so it WOULDN'T depend upon how much mileage you do, 100,000 miles, is 100,000 miles.
By the way the mileage variation between the V-10 (a very good motor) and the Cummins is at least 8-11 mpg, I used 8mpg in my calculations, the low end. Here in SoCal, gasoline is around 1.85 and diesel approx. 1.70, I used the 15 cent deferential. The base difference, without hasseling over fuel costs, is 4500 gallons savings per 100,000 miles. Using your very conservative 1.50 since we don't have the pipeline in our backyard, 4500 additional gallons at 1.50 is $6,750.00, IF there were no difference in fuel cost between diesel and gas. I'm not trying to sell you on the diesel, I'm just trying to debunk the myth that "you can buy a lot of gasoline with the cost savings" that may be true in comparing whether to buy a new vehicle vs. keeping the old vehicle, but it is irrelevant when comparing fuel savings between gas and diesel engines.
MN
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