dodge ecodeisel or ford f150 ecoboost

[Rustyiron]

If your not towing heavy 90% of the time, today's epa diesels are for people that just havn't thought through the economics, or don't care.

 

[farm boy00]

If your not towing heavy 90% of the time, today's epa diesels are for people that just havn't thought through the economics, or don't care.

But what we are thinking is that the ecodeisel is going to be better. It's designed to get better gas milage and it's not designed as a one ton truck. If you slap a plow on them you are blowingb your warranty and asking problems. If you can get 30+mpg and the saving is going to help pay for the truck vs just getting average and not paying for is our thoughts. My father runs his own commercial kitchen company which he put about 75,000 a year on a truck so our thoughts is that the fuel savings with be huge

 

[bdog]

But what we are thinking is that the ecodeisel is going to be better. It's designed to get better gas milage and it's not designed as a one ton truck. If you slap a plow on them you are blowingb your warranty and asking problems. If you can get 30+mpg and the saving is going to help pay for the truck vs just getting average and not paying for is our thoughts. My father runs his own commercial kitchen company which he put about 75,000 a year on a truck so our thoughts is that the fuel savings with be huge

My thoughts exactly. The Eco diesel is not your traditional diesel. I agree no need for a regular diesel pickup unless you tow heavy and often. Heck I am thinking of getting a gasser for my next truck because I use my peterbilt anytime I need to move something heavy. Since I got it I don't tow much at all with my pickup.

 

[sd455dan]

My dad is looking at trucks for work. He was looking at a ecodeisel which was a big horn edition for $52,000. They said that on average you save $2,500 a year on fuel so for him it would be around $5,000 which would pay for over half itself. He don't really want that fancy of a truck so that would drop the price. If rule out dodge ecodeisel we will most likely look to a newer ford. Mostly ruled out chevy because we can not find them comfortable. He can't handle to drive my 2005 duramax unless it's necessary and our buddy that replaced it has a 2012 duramax and it has bad blind spots and ride too much like a car. And the price of them around here are out of budge

So what I'm asking is what do you guys think of the 2. We are also thinking of the newer ford diesel but already have 2 going on 3 diesels

I like my diesel Dodge 3500 and have friend with Eco diesel but has the new Titan Cummins equipped diesel truck been considered? Dave Smith Nissan of Spokane | New Nissan dealership in Spokane, WA 99212

They are the largest Dodge dealer in the world , and just started a new Nissan dealership so they may have them earlier than most dealerships , but it does look like most dealers should have them soon.
nice truck and has over a 12 k towing ability

 

[Fordman1981]

I like my diesel Dodge 3500 and have friend with Eco diesel but has the new Titan Cummins equipped diesel truck been considered? Dave Smith Nissan of Spokane | New Nissan dealership in Spokane, WA 99212 They are the largest Dodge dealer in the world ,so they may have them earlier than most dealerships , but it does look like most dealers should have them soon.

I don't think the 5.0 Cummins will get near the MPG of the Eco diesel. I feel ram got it right with the half ton diesel go for mileage. If you need to tow heavy look at the 3/4 and up offerings.

 

[roadhunter]

I wish they would sell a mid sized pickup with a little 4 cylinder diesel in the USA as they seem to be popular in other parts of the world.

I had an 07 Grand Cherokee with the 3.0 Mercedes diesel and it was fun to drive. Something like that would be perfect.

 

[Green Power]

I wish they would sell a mid sized pickup with a little 4 cylinder diesel in the USA as they seem to be popular in other parts of the world.

I had an 07 Grand Cherokee with the 3.0 Mercedes diesel and it was fun to drive. Something like that would be perfect.

Midsized referring to 1/2 ton, or 1/4 ton? The Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon have the 2.8L Duramax.

 

[sd455dan]

I don't think the 5.0 Cummins will get near the MPG of the Eco diesel. I feel ram got it right with the half ton diesel go for mileage. If you need to tow heavy look at the 3/4 and up offerings.

I can't disagree- and Love the mileage my 3500 ho cummins gets ( just did a hiway trip today)and averaged over 20 mpg. But it does ride rougher than the 1/2 tons My friend is very happy with his eco diesel and had been buying s-10s every few years in the past but the last one got horrible mileage and hes glad he bought the Ram eco diesel

 

[PsRumors]

But what we are thinking is that the ecodeisel is going to be better. It's designed to get better gas milage and it's not designed as a one ton truck. If you slap a plow on them you are blowingb your warranty and asking problems. If you can get 30+mpg and the saving is going to help pay for the truck vs just getting average and not paying for is our thoughts. My father runs his own commercial kitchen company which he put about 75,000 a year on a truck so our thoughts is that the fuel savings with be huge

You won't be getting g 30+ mpg...20+ yes but 30 ain't gonna happen

Ram 15 Mileage | Fuelly

 

[farm boy00]

You won't be getting g 30+ mpg...20+ yes but 30 ain't gonna happen

Ram 15 Mileage | Fuelly

Oh wow. From knowing someone that owned one said that he was getting over 30 usually. But for us if we could get mid 20s that's great. We do put a size bigger tire too when we wear out factory size.

But for any heavy towing we will have a big 1 ton 7.3 diesel and a 3/4 ton 7.3 diesel