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not really, every one i know who has the half tons, dont get the fuel economy of the diesel. just for apples to apples, a 6.0 in a 1500 gets between 12 and 15 mph. i have a 5.4 titan now and am getting 14 or 15 mph.I suppose you'll like it. Cost more money than a half ton to drive, but you'll have this a lot longer than a light duty truck. I've had mine almost 30yrs and most of that time was a service truck
I've had small, 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton. I'm talking about the entire picture. Insurance, tag, tires ect, ect. All cost involved. If you're talking gas vs gas and so on. Yes I do like diesels, I own one of those too. Actually a car and a truck. Diesels in the same class vs gas usually get 50% better fuel mileage. I've had small 4x4s getting @ 20mpg. The 86 F150 302, 2 wheel drive was around the same. I have two big block 3/4 ton 4x4s, the Ford gets @ 13 in town and 16 hwy. The GMC is less than the Ford. Then I have a Dodge Cummins 5.9 4X4 4 door, gets @ 20+. Gets small truck mileage with big truck performance. Then a 92 Mercedes 300 2.5L, gets 36+ mpg. The gassers, I change the oil every 3k and diesels, every 5k. Miles on vehicles @ 75-80k to nearly 400k and countingnot really, every one i know who has the half tons, dont get the fuel economy of the diesel. just for apples to apples, a 6.0 in a 1500 gets between 12 and 15 mph. i have a 5.4 titan now and am getting 14 or 15 mph.
plus service intervals on a gasser is more often than a diesel. i did oil changes every 10k on mine and was, like i said earlier i put 435k on it. 2 gallons of rotella and 1/2 gallon of lucas.