Gas vs. Diesel Prices....diesel is cheaper????

Gas vs. Diesel Prices....diesel is cheaper????

10-26-2005, 09:47 PM

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DHerzog

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Gas vs. Diesel Prices....diesel is cheaper????

There have sure been a lot of threads about the high cost of diesel vs. gasoline....sure is a killer.

However, for our CTD is is not as bad as it might seem....IMHO

Figuring on 1,000 miles with gas at 2.39 and diesel at 3.09 (St Louis prices today)...

A coworker has a Ford f350 V10 that gets 13 mpg empty back and forth to work...my CTD gets right at 18 mpg....using these numbers...

1000 miles @ 13 mpg (gas) = 76.92 gallons X 2.39 = 183.84

1000 miles @ 18 mpg (diesel) = 55.55 gallons x 3.09 = 171.66

Towing a 10K rv I get 11-12 mpg....he get 6-8 with the V10....

I only noted this because I have read a few threads where folks are screaming that it is time to sell the diesel and by a gas truck....might not be the best idea, especially with the loss in pulling power....

Works for me!!

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