2015 diesel question

[2robinhood]

I am looking at getting a 2500HD.

I only put on 4,000 miles a year on my truck ( 4 miles from work ).

I may get a gooseneck RV in the future ( 5 years or so ).

My question is, would I do a diesel damage for the short running everyday to and from work ?

My gas truck doesn't really warm up until I am almost to work.

So not letting a diesel get up to operating temp be bad ?

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Should I stay with a gasser ?

[CAtaylor]

More than likely you will have issues with a newer diesel with those short run times. You would be better suited with a gas engine.

[SouthernSilveradoGuy85]

If the 2500 gasser would be enough then get that. If you'd need a diesel I would wait until just before you get the trailer to get a a diesel. I see no reason to pay more for diesel fuel and the extra maintenance for 5 years when you really don't need a diesel.

 

I've never had a diesel (but driven commercial trucks), but they're made to run long periods of time. If someone that has experience with diesels say that short trips like that would harm the engine then I have no reason to doubt what they say.

[galliher_nc]

I am looking at getting a 2500HD.

I only put on 4,000 miles a year on my truck ( 4 miles from work ).

I may get a gooseneck RV in the future ( 5 years or so ).

My question is, would I do a diesel damage for the short running everyday to and from work ?

My gas truck doesn't really warm up until I am almost to work.

So not letting a diesel get up to operating temp be bad ?

s

Should I stay with a gasser ?

I'd stay with a gas engine.

[Cowpie]

Got to go with the gasser as well. There are several advantages to waiting on diesel till you get the trailer. The emission stuff on them is not bullet proof yet. Let them continue to work out the bugs and get things better for more reliability. Short tripping is terrible for a diesel, especially the newer emissions laden ones. You don't get some serious time at full operating temp, and you will have nothing but problems with the DPF system in the exhaust. Those filters can be very pricy to clean and a real wallet buster to replace. The auto diesels fall into a little different category and those smaller diesels can deal with commuter stuff a little better, so it is not practical to equate the two. They tend to warm up to full temp quicker and problems are fewer. Even with the better mpg of the diesel, the usual higher cost of fuel over gas, along with the issues just mentioned, there is no clear advantage to going diesel unless you have a real need for it.