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Again, not a classic truck question. There's no forum for general vehicle questions.
(I did the math to convert all metric and CAD to imperial and USD)
I bought a 2014 Chevy 1500 new from the factory in Nov '13. My financing is coming to an end soon and I'm starting to wonder about trading in.
Tow package, ecotec (or whatever gm calls their economy engine that goes from V8 to v4 when conditions permit.)
The gas milage was pretty good, actually... When I didn't have the contractor cap on it. It would spend most of its cruising time in v4 usually around 18-19 mpg, my recorded best is 21.2mpg.
However, with the cap on it, my average per 60km is 12mpg. That's pretty dismal for an engine like this. Because of the added weight and aerodynamic drag it almost always stays in V8.
Even worse when I have the ladders loaded up top, which I often have stored up there. Recently took them off because I hadn't used them all winter. But the first job we do up high the ladders will probably go back up to stay for the summer.
Questions...
Ive always wanted a diesel for its higher milage capabilities. The initial cost is pretty heart breaking, but with the ability to trade in, which I didn't have when I bought this truck, that softens the blow fairly significantly.
My old boss bought the dodges EcoDiesel a few years ago. I was floored when I saw his AVERAGE was 22 mpg. That's higher than my best. And he uses his for work. His daily driver. (we put a LOT of miles on our trucks...) (From Nov '13 I'm at 99,141 miles.)
I'm considering that truck. The reason being, due to gas prices (filled up at $3.80/gal this morning), and the truck just drinking fuel because of the cap. We have a 2 ton dump trailer that easily pushes my gross vehicle weight right up to 10,000 lbs, that I periodically drag around. The truck handles it great, but it's really pushing the upper limits of, well, everything. I know the 1500 EcoDiesel has similar tow capacity.
So, what it's going to come down to is gas milage with the cap on it.
I do not know how the EcoDiesel acts with the added wind drag and constant weight. Does it perform the same as the Chevy staying in V8?
Any opinions or actual knowledge is appreciated.
(I did the math to convert all metric and CAD to imperial and USD)
I bought a 2014 Chevy 1500 new from the factory in Nov '13. My financing is coming to an end soon and I'm starting to wonder about trading in.
Tow package, ecotec (or whatever gm calls their economy engine that goes from V8 to v4 when conditions permit.)
The gas milage was pretty good, actually... When I didn't have the contractor cap on it. It would spend most of its cruising time in v4 usually around 18-19 mpg, my recorded best is 21.2mpg.
However, with the cap on it, my average per 60km is 12mpg. That's pretty dismal for an engine like this. Because of the added weight and aerodynamic drag it almost always stays in V8.
Even worse when I have the ladders loaded up top, which I often have stored up there. Recently took them off because I hadn't used them all winter. But the first job we do up high the ladders will probably go back up to stay for the summer.
Questions...
Ive always wanted a diesel for its higher milage capabilities. The initial cost is pretty heart breaking, but with the ability to trade in, which I didn't have when I bought this truck, that softens the blow fairly significantly.
My old boss bought the dodges EcoDiesel a few years ago. I was floored when I saw his AVERAGE was 22 mpg. That's higher than my best. And he uses his for work. His daily driver. (we put a LOT of miles on our trucks...) (From Nov '13 I'm at 99,141 miles.)
I'm considering that truck. The reason being, due to gas prices (filled up at $3.80/gal this morning), and the truck just drinking fuel because of the cap. We have a 2 ton dump trailer that easily pushes my gross vehicle weight right up to 10,000 lbs, that I periodically drag around. The truck handles it great, but it's really pushing the upper limits of, well, everything. I know the 1500 EcoDiesel has similar tow capacity.
So, what it's going to come down to is gas milage with the cap on it.
I do not know how the EcoDiesel acts with the added wind drag and constant weight. Does it perform the same as the Chevy staying in V8?
Any opinions or actual knowledge is appreciated.