Damn Diesel

[Free2roam]

Guess it's better to be the ass hole than the whole ass. Which I may add....you my fellow Jeep Gladiator owner suck. Mine took a shot @4581! But thanks for making us ???

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[JRobes]

I'm getting 24.4 per gallon on 35 inch tires I still enjoy driving it

Paying 25% more per gallon for 25% better MPG sounds like a wash to me... ?

 

[Rusty PW]

Paying 25% more per gallon for 25% better MPG and not having to regear because of the torque sounds like a win.......?

Fixed it. ?

 

[Jteakus]

Bumping 50k miles on my wife's JLRD daily on 35's. No re-gear, no problems. 60 mile/day round trip commute. Regular 24+ mpg.
The diesel cost IS a wash on the mpg but other things to consider like no re-gear for 35's or 37's and the torque bonus used every day.
My JTRD doesn't get nearly the miles put on it. Bought new in April with 10 miles on the odo, 2,040 on it now.

 

[Jteakus]

Use whatever quality fuel additive you choose for lubricity but use it every tank.

 

[Gvsukids]

Let’s add more gasoline into fire… how many members on this forum with diesel clocking 100k miles plus without issues?

Nice pun.

 

[Jeepasaurus_Rex]

Let’s add more gasoline into fire… how many members on this forum with diesel clocking 100k miles plus without issues?

I know my answer doesn't technically qualify. But I had one at 43k and current one at 30K and didn't have issues with either of them!

 

[Elff]

Mine has been a total train wreck. I ain't got any problems. Feels like I'm missing out on something.

This is why you are banned from the O thread.

 

[Deleted member 47279]

im at 31k. full send wheelin. 20 mpg with a 1000 lbs overland setup and plenty of room to carry ladies of maximum tonnage.... no problems...yet.

 

[Rubi_Rue2021]

Being a previous ecodiesel owner they are junk in my opinion. I sang praises until I had total engine failure at 34k miles. Replacement engine lasted twice as long!

So you put about 100k on a 21 gladiator?

 

[KW80]

Fixed it. ?

Agreed, not to mention most people aren’t choosing the diesel to save money. When it works, which a vast majority do consistently as evidenced by polls and anecdotes on this site, the driving experience is much better. Nearly 200 more foot pounds of torque moves the JT around like it isn’t a heavy, aerodynamically challenged brick. Doesn’t change the laws of physics but does most tasks (within reason) effortlessly. Any MPG impact is icing on the cake or par for the course, depending on current local fuel cost economics.

People who don’t want the additional complexity or potential cost, you do you, go with the gas engine. No hate from me, all of our circumstances/use cases are different, but don’t be ignorant and try to argue regearing or anything short of adding a supercharger or doing an engine swap is going to give you comparable performance. Maybe you don’t need or want to pay for that additional performance, to each their own, but all sniping and snide comments are just pointless and silly.

 

[A 2]

Guess it's better to be the ass hole than the whole ass. Which I may add....you my fellow Jeep Gladiator owner suck. Mine took a shot @4581! But thanks for making us ???

Sorry man, hopefully this thread will knock the sting down a notch or two.

 

[RJinPV]

Let’s add more gasoline into fire… how many members on this forum with diesel clocking 100k miles plus without issues?

I have a Ram Ecodiesel (Gen 1, or 2, depending on how you count). Do I get a say? I had zero problems until the emissions flash. I loved it! Then I had cold engine turbo lag that I was given $3,000 to put up with. So life was good. I didn't have a real problem until ~125,000 miles when the intake manifold sooted up. That was replaced under warranty. I would've ordered a JTRD if the tow rating was better, in spite of diesel fuel running $1 more per gallon. I'm expecting that to correct itself once Putin loses his war in Ukraine.

 

[willhonkforparts]

Let’s add more gasoline into fire… how many members on this forum with diesel clocking 100k miles plus without issues?

Pun intentional or no?

 

[A 2]

Let’s add more gasoline into fire… how many members on this forum with diesel clocking 100k miles plus without issues?

Oh, I see what you did there. Well played!

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