3.0 duramax diesel MPG?

[skeeterator]

Worried not by a long shot, but with gas prices I can say my 5.3 gas silverado at 9-10mpg does not hold a candle to my 3.0 diesel with 16-18mpg with more power. Not to mention the longevity of a diesel over a gas engine,

You going to include all the math? I mean diesel is 75 cents more per gallon than 87 octane gas, how's that factor in? Higher up front purchase price. You're buying and adding DEF. Oil capacity on a diesel is higher thus oil changes cost more.
There's zero justification using real numbers for buying a diesel, guys should just say they want one cause they like them.

[Craigjc00]

You going to include all the math? I mean diesel is 75 cents more per gallon than 87 octane gas, how's that factor in? Higher up front purchase price. You're buying and adding DEF. Oil capacity on a diesel is higher thus oil changes cost more.
There's zero justification using real numbers for buying a diesel, guys should just say they want one cause they like them.

Diesel is $3.55 and Regular Gas is $3.65. It's been less for several months now. Kinda nice for a change. If I didn't have a 42 camper I might go back to gas.