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Old 04-19-2013, 01:33 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by birch3x View Post
A few items of interest from my experience with the Cummins diesel. In 1988 I sold one of the first diesel equipped Dodge trucks in New England, and we have sold many, many of them since. The main advantages of the Cummins in a truck are still valid. You get ability, longevity, reliability, and resale value. Fuel economy was never really intended to be a big part of it, it's just something that happened as a side benefit. EPA ratings for heavy trucks are still not made. There are so many ways a heavy truck can be used that it's hard to predict economy. Also, ordering any truck with a lower axle ratio will drop 10% of fuel economy. It's still a great engine and has a huge following.
Thanks for the information.

I agree that the Cummins is a great engine and when I did some searching with Google it appears MPG reports are across the board - some people reporting poor fuel economy and other reporting great fuel economy.
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