[AT] synthetic oil - gas versus diesel trucks

[Herb Metz]

Good point Grant; don't remember that issue being mentioned in previous 
comparisons. Will admit that I don't always seriously analyze such 
comparisons.  I will note that I was initially upset when I found out a 
couple years ago that my favorite (Dodge Dakota) pickup did have diesel 
optional; in Africa. Herb(GA)


-----Original Message----- 
From: Grant Brians
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 2:30 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] synthetic oil - gas versus diesel trucks

I made the choice last year to buy two Gasoline vehicles (E350 box truck
and Ford Transit) rather than the Diesel versions of each. Based on the
fuel consumption and lower price per gallon of Gasoline versus Diesel, I
made the right choice for us. I must also say that the E350 will have
exceeded 70,000 miles in the year and the Transit is about 37,000 miles!
What I do not know is how many miles each will go ultimately, but it
appears that all of the calculations will work out better. A factor that
is killing me that would still be a problem with Diesel is that the
tires last a fraction as long as they used to on all of our vehicles.
Tire life has decreased immensely since the 80s....
             Grant Brians - Hollister,California vegetable, herb, edible
flower, fruit and nut and seed farmer

On 11/16/2016 1:16 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Gil,  I'm late coming to this conversation but I'll tell you what I read
> in a farm magazine many years ago.  The article said if you don't drive
> a truck (pickup or medium duty) at least 50,000 miles a year you can't
> justify the expense of purchase and maintenance on the diesel.
> That was probably 25 years ago and I'm sure the economics have
> changed over time but it's still a point worth considering.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vschwartz1 at comcast.net
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 9:43 PM
> To: Antique
> Subject: Re: [AT] synthetic oil
>
> I want to thank everyone who has commented on this thread. It has been a
> most interesting subject and all comments have been very enlightening. At 
> my
> age I have only thought about buying a diesel engine pickup and this 
> subject
> of conversation has helped make up my mind. It seems as though buying a
> diesel engine is like buying trouble unless you really need it for work, I
> don't. Initial cost of a diesel never came into the conversation but I 
> know
> something about the initial cost and normal maintenance costs after the
> warranty expires. I think I'll just drive my 04 Hemi a while longer. It 
> has
> done very well and the overhead on it is miniscule.
> Thanks to everyone for their comments and information.
> Gil