Skoolies moving back to gasoline engines

[TomC]

I have a friend that has the new Ford F150 with the 2.7 liter V-6 Ecoboost engine. His mileage computer has an average of almost 21mpg!
I'm looking at a pickup myself. One is the Chevy Colorado. I sat in the crew cab at the auto show and had to move the seat up from the furthest back setting to touch the pedals! (I'm 6'3"). Then I went and could easily sit behind the driver's seat. I'd get the new 2.8 liter 4 cylinder Duramax Diesel-supposed to get over 30mpg.
Or the Dodge 1500 Ram Crew cab with the 3.0 liter V-6 Diesel. Also supposed to get 30mpg. Only advantage to the Dodge is you can get it with air suspension.
Any opinions?
Good Luck, TomC

[CrabbyMilton]

I'm really curious now which pusher skoolie bus is testing that new CUMMINS ISV 5.0L. I know that BLUEBIRD is going to have that engine as their standard engine in the VISION next year but perhaps they will offer that in the ALL AMERICAN(pusher) as well at some point.
Tom, I have read some not so nice things about that RAM 3.0L diesel. Along with other quality problems that CHRYSLER can't seem to get past. It's too bad because their products are as nice as any others. FORD appears to have the best all around quality and value. GM trucks are better than CHRYSLER and they too have wide selection of powertrains. The COLORADO is still very new so I don't know how the quality is.
The best thing about FORD is that they still offer the non turbo V6 and V8 for those no comfortable with the "new fangald turbo gizmos".

[luvrbus]

We get to see a lot of testing here,you always see vehicles masked so you don't know what they are. I have seen Allison's being tested here and John Deere on -highway engines

Ford has a testing ground at Whitmann northeast of Phoenix and had 1 at Yucca before selling it to Chrysler you never know what pops up around here if anything can stand the heat here they will do good in other places  

[DoubleEagle]

I'd get the new 2.8 liter 4 cylinder Duramax Diesel-supposed to get over 30mpg.
Or the Dodge 1500 Ram Crew cab with the 3.0 liter V-6 Diesel. Also supposed to get 30mpg. Only advantage to the Dodge is you can get it with air suspension.
Any opinions?
Good Luck, TomC

I'd wait until other people have bought them in numbers so that the problems will become known or solved, unless you want to be their tester (with no pay). I used to haul parts for the Duramax Diesel to their assembly plant in Dayton, Ohio. They came from Michigan, Canada, and China (via Michigan). In my experience, not all of the workers who made the parts were happy.

[lostagain]

Tom, I would go for a Ford. They really have it figured out now. That's why they are the best seller.

One of my sons wrenches at a GM dealership. They see a lot of front end work on the pick ups, a weak area for sure. And transmission work, again not very good.

A Dodge, really? LOL. Do you want to be seen in one?...

JC

[CrabbyMilton]

I'm sure many of you know that the NISSAN FRONTIER has that CUMMINS ISV 5.0L in the diesel version.
So there's another option for you Tom.

[sledhead]

Tom
I have a 2015 Colorado extended cab , 6'2" box with the 4 banger and the 6 speed stick . love the truck with no problems but I only have 13'000 kms on it
mileage is good at 23 mpg us but if I am towing anything you really have to use the gears as the 4 banger does not have gobs of power

for the 19 k it costs it is a lot of truck

dave  

[luvrbus]

I'm sure many of you know that the NISSAN FRONTIER has that CUMMINS ISV 5.0L in the diesel version.
So there's another option for you Tom.

I looked at 1 you can buy a real pickup for $57,000.00

[CrabbyMilton]

Sorry about that I goofed. I meant the TITAN not FRONTIER.

[luvrbus]

Thats OK we knew which one you were talking about

[sledhead]

a real pick up truck ! you sound like my kid

dave