That is obscene mpg. I saw what Allison posted in the Toyota thread about prices, and I agree with his logic of using truecar. I've used it for my last 2 car purchases and I feel it's probably the most accurate source out there. Given what his numbers showed, the ED makes a lot of sense with gas and diesel prices basically being the same or within just a few percent like it has been for awhile now.

Glad you're liking the truck. I'd love to have one. Gonna keep putting miles on the old 2004 Silverado for now though.

Yeah, saw diesel cheaper than regular. Bet redchevy is smiling big.

Depends where you buy it. Around home some places diesel is cheaper, some places same some places gas is cheaper... just another reason you know the oil/gas industry is bending us over.

I really have enjoyed the truck even without the insane mileage. Its quiet smooth and comfortable.

I put about 2,000 miles a month on it, so I save some on fuel right now, but if diesel/gas prices ever make it back up to the $4/gal mark I will really be saving quite a bit on it... not that I ever want that to happen though.

Is yours a 4WD or 2WD? I can get a new GMC 4WD half ton gas burner with all the bells and whistles I want, for around 20K difference on my 08 Ram 4WD Mega Cab 2500 Cummins, with 160K miles. I wonder if the local Dodge Dealer will come reasonably close on a 4WD 1/2 ton Crew Cab baby diesel?

Yeah mine is 4x4.

From what I have seen the ecodiesel costs marginally more than a comparable dodge/hemi, ford, or chevy. I wanted one, and im pretty certain any extra I paid for it will be paid in fuel savings shortly. And if it aint im still driving what I want and its paid for. I save about $75-90 a month on fuel over what I spent in my GM 5.3, not a huge savings, but almost a $1,000 a year.

I have spent way more on maintenance on the cummins than any vehicle I have ever owned, but then I have been more meticulous on maintenance on this than any vehicle I have ever owned. Before I buy, I will look at the ecodiesel. A guy here at work bought one a month ago and really loves it. He has about a 75 mile commute one way to work, so the extra mileage has been important to him. No so sure that will be that big a deal when I retire though.

I get over 600 miles on a 26 gallon tank easily on my commute. If I only dive to work I can go 3 weeks without filling up.

Maintenance can be expensive for the ecodiesel. Oil changes are expensive but you can find ways to make them little different than most other doing it yourself and you can by packs of 4 from the dealer that are cheaper than you can change them yourself. DEF is a non factor, comes out to less than a penny a mile for me. Fuel filter runs 30k, oil runs 10k.

What brand of truck?

Ram 1500 4x4 crew cab with the 3.0 liter diesel.

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Changed the cheap [censored] factory tires on my 15 RAM Ecodiesel 4x4 Big Horn w/20" wheels to KO2's. Lost about 1-1.5 MPG but picked up a [censored] load of confidence. Negligible difference in noise, slightly stiffer ride due to thicker sidewalls and higher tire pressure @50 psi. Now I'm getting slightly less than 20 towing my 97 Champion 202 B&B 3.5K-4K lbs and I'm still at 26-27 mpg highway. Most of the time the trip computer is sometimes right on and sometimes 1-2 mpg less. My experience is that idling while sitting is the culprit in discrepancies between the trip computer and manual fueling calculations. I guess without some forward motion the computer can't calculate as accurately.

I used to drive a Prius and got used to the "Pulse & Glide" driving method around town, i.e., briskly accelerate (don't jackrabbit) to speed limit or 5+ mph over. This should take approximately 7-10 seconds, I then ease back on the throttle to just over idle speed and let it coast until it's somewhere between 5-10 mpg slower then do the process over again. If I adhere to this method I can achieve 20 mpg in town driving, usually I get slightly over 18 mpg. If I pay little to no attention to economical driving in town it sinks to slightly over 16 mpg.

Love this truck, bought it one year ago last week and I already have 18K+ miles. Quiet, smooth ride and very well appointed interior.

p.s. California has a new fuel from Propel it's called HPR, "High Performance Renewable." Its made from biomass material but they claim it's not a biofuel as the method they used to refine the biomass is the same as the method used to refine diesel. It's gives you slightly more power, mpg, less engine noise and in most places it's .05-.15 cents cheaper than Diesel #2 or regular unleaded. Check it out . . . https://propelfuels.com

My factory tires have been fine.

How many miles, run them on anything other than asphault?

Only have between 6-7 k miles on them. They see asphalt during the week and usually see a pretty long haul of it on the weekend to get a lot of not asphalt. They have made it around our south texas ranch just fine as well as loaded over payload capacity just fine.

No they aren't an E range tire but they do just fine for a 1/2 ton pickup.

A diesel is made to work.Running one to work and back home will cost you in the long run.