Re: Milage

"Roy" <Roy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  >overall cost of owner****p the gas
>> burner is cheaper for the first quarter million miles.
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> Let's get real for a minute with cost.. Your going to get 1/4 million 
> miles out of a gas truck? If so, you'll be replacing some serious 
> components imo, that you won't be in a ***mins. I don't think that has 
> been factored in as yet.
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   i have a 97 4x4 1500 with a 360 that has ~285,000 miles on the odo. 
the 
only major component that has been replaced is the transmission at 215k. 
i 
believe that i killed the tranny by towing a 28 ft camper and a dual axle 
trailer with my tractor on a regualar basis without locking out the 
overdrive.  it is still a daily driver.

   i have a 91 dakota with ~277,000 miles on the odo and it has had no
major 
service.  oil changes and brakes are all its ever had.  i have a 93 dakota

with ~225,000 miles on the clock and it has had one clutch and nothing but

normal service other than that.  my dad has a 98 dakota with ~330,000
miles 
and nothing but brakes and oil changes.

don't tell me that you can't get a quarter million reliable miles out of a

gas burning truck.  all these trucks are fleet trucks that work and haul 
loads for a living.  with some semblance of regular service a truck will 
last for a long time.  the dak's get an oil change every 5k with castrol 
20/50 conventional oil.  the 1500 only gets the oil changed every 10k with

royal purple 20/50 synthetic.  every one of these trucks are on their 
original ball joints and other suspension parts except for shocks.  we
take 
the time to actually grease the fittings when we service them.

   i burn premium gas in all of these trucks and clean the fuel system
with 
a 3M fuel injector kit every 50k.  i use nothing but bosh platinum plugs 
that get replaced every 50k.  all the trucks use k&n air and oil filters. 
they all use synthetic gear oil in the differentials.  a little decent 
service and quality materials goes a long way toward durability.

   my 3/4 ton 4x4 with a ***mins has ~170,000 miles on it and is on its 
third lift pump.  the price of doing a brake job on it is about 60% more 
than my 1500 gas burner.  the proper load rated tires cost more, the price

of servicing it costs double that of the gas burners and the fuel cost 
another 50 cents a gallon.  i know that it costs more per mile to own and 
operate the diesel.

   if you wanna see cost of owner****p you should keep up with the service 
costs on my gm topkick with a 3116 caterpillar.  just changing the fluids 
and filters on the cat and the allison auto requires a vist to the bank. 
of 
course this truck would eat your lunch if you tried to operate it with a
big 
gas burning engine.

  the bottom line is that at the rate most people trade their trucks 
compared to the mileage on the clock when they trade them a gas burner is 
cheaper to own in the long run.  the only caveat to this is if your trucks

are regularly pulling a goose neck trailer with 10,000 plus pound loads. 
for this heavy duty service a diesel is the only way to go.
michael