Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Ok, i've been doing this every 10k since I got it, so I might as well keep it going.
At 25k, truck was lifted with Kore kit and runs 305/70-17 on stock wheels. Has Aeroturbine exhaust and S&B intake kit. Other than that, stock.
Quad Cab, short bed, 4x4, auto, 3. 73's.
Odometer will read 60650 at the end of this tank and will have consumed 3866 gallons of diesel fuel at an exact cost of 13488. 59.
This is where it gets tricky - at 25k miles, my odometer was not adjusted, which means I've actually traveled 6. 9% further than my odometer says, which means 63145 ACTUAL miles traveled.
That puts my mile per gallon over vehicle life at 16. 33 miles per gallon. (Before the tires I was getting 16. 989, after the tires it's come down to 15. 965)
Using reasonable estimates, a 2500 in similar form with Hemi would have needed 43% more fuel (89 octane, not regular [5528 gallons of gas instead of 3866 gallons diesel]) to cover the same distance ... at a total cost 18122. 44 dollars.
That means to date i've saved 4633. 85 with the amount of driving i've done. Looks like break even (at a 6k dollar price premium for the Cummins), will be upon me after less than three years.
(Not taking into account that I get my oil changed at 5k instead of 3k - and also no taking into account changing the fuel filter every 10k)
Just in case you cool cats were wondering
At 25k, truck was lifted with Kore kit and runs 305/70-17 on stock wheels. Has Aeroturbine exhaust and S&B intake kit. Other than that, stock.
Quad Cab, short bed, 4x4, auto, 3. 73's.
Odometer will read 60650 at the end of this tank and will have consumed 3866 gallons of diesel fuel at an exact cost of 13488. 59.
This is where it gets tricky - at 25k miles, my odometer was not adjusted, which means I've actually traveled 6. 9% further than my odometer says, which means 63145 ACTUAL miles traveled.
That puts my mile per gallon over vehicle life at 16. 33 miles per gallon. (Before the tires I was getting 16. 989, after the tires it's come down to 15. 965)
Using reasonable estimates, a 2500 in similar form with Hemi would have needed 43% more fuel (89 octane, not regular [5528 gallons of gas instead of 3866 gallons diesel]) to cover the same distance ... at a total cost 18122. 44 dollars.
That means to date i've saved 4633. 85 with the amount of driving i've done. Looks like break even (at a 6k dollar price premium for the Cummins), will be upon me after less than three years.
(Not taking into account that I get my oil changed at 5k instead of 3k - and also no taking into account changing the fuel filter every 10k)
Just in case you cool cats were wondering
