Should I get a JL or JT

benatc1

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WJCO said:
Another thing to think about....that 2.0 turbo is tits fun to drive. You willing to give that up? Everytime I drive the JL, I become Mario Andretti in my own twisted reality.
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I'm sure its not as fun as the 392 will be lol :fingerscrossed:
 
JKbrick

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In my work truck I went from gas to diesel 2 trucks ago. Chevy only offers a 6.0 gas with 4:11 gears and I was getting 9 mpg. I went to diesel and doubled my mileage. I know it’s not trucker miles but I have 65,000 on my 2019 truck so I figured over the years it would help this situation


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Dale72

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benatc1 said:
I don't necessarily disagree, however my current ram is my first DPF truck and it sitting doesn't seem to bother it, more the short hopping and not getting it out on a highway run so it can regen




thats crazy, were still about equal to regular here, but prices are on the move



seems these comparisons are not quite apples to apples, while the process may be basically the same, I'm certain there are some stark differences between full size truck engines and the eco diesel. put simply the def tank cycle on my ram is 2500 miles, the gladiator is 10k i believe, give or take on both. this tells me that the eco diesel actually burns cleaner which likely puts less stress on the DPF/egr system as it can go 4x longer in terms of its "cleaning" of the exhaust. This is obviously very simple thinking and I may be wrong, but im certainly still considering a diesel Gladiator, but ideally someone will buy one and ill hear about how awesome it is before i go that route lol
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Well diesel fuel has a shorter life span than gas dose. As soon as diesel comes out of the pipe the bacteria starts eating away at it. That's the main issue of letting a diesel sit for long periods

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benatc1

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JKbrick said:
In my work truck I went from gas to diesel 2 trucks ago. Chevy only offers a 6.0 gas with 4:11 gears and I was getting 9 mpg. I went to diesel and doubled my mileage. I know it’s not trucker miles but I have 65,000 on my 2019 truck so I figured over the years it would help this situation


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Damn! my late 19 has 40K and I thought I was getting high!
 
benatc1

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Dale72 said:
Well diesel fuel has a shorter life span than gas dose. As soon as diesel comes out of the pipe the bacteria starts eating away at it. That's the main issue of letting a diesel sit for long periods

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That's true.. less refined.. most mine sits for is a few days (weekends). Where I could see yours sitting for weeks..
 
wjtstudios

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benatc1 said:
Damn! my late 19 has 40K and I thought I was getting high!
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JKbrick said:
In my work truck I went from gas to diesel 2 trucks ago. Chevy only offers a 6.0 gas with 4:11 gears and I was getting 9 mpg. I went to diesel and doubled my mileage. I know it’s not trucker miles but I have 65,000 on my 2019 truck so I figured over the years it would help this situation


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Damn Mark, you are racking them up!


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Ddays said:
Even though the JT's are great, I'd miss the enclosed cargo area too much.
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This is a big reason why I want to keep my JKU. I love the JT but covered cargo space is nice. The wife wants me to sell my JKU for one of those new 3rd row grand Cherokees tho...


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jdofmemi

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Dale72 said:
Yeah I'm never home. I drive my other Wayalife vehicle more than the jeep. Hell the warranty is going to be gone with the year mark then by the milage View attachment 359803

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What's with the van? I thought you were still hauling bulk in a pneumatic.

I'm over diesels in small trucks. Yes, they run great, when they run. They cost a shitload of time and money when they don't.

My '16 F-350 has had all the emissions gear replaced, and a turbo, which failed due to the emissions BS.
When I got that done, under warranty fortunately, as it would have cost over $8K, the fuel mileage dropped from an already shitty 14 down to 11.

And the big diesels are no better. I lost over 20% fuel mileage when I went to a newer emissions compliant truck, and it is always having problems.

In the 100,000 miles I have owned it, I have spent more and had more downtime than my '99 did over the 600,000 miles I owned it.
How does burning 20% more fuel lead to a cleaner environment? And don't even get me started on equipment. My older iron would easily run 16,000 hrs, and the newer ones are junk by 8,000.

Sorry for running the thread off into the weeds,

Get a JT. Non oil burner, and enjoy the hell out of it.
 
Dale72

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jdofmemi said:
What's with the van? I thought you were still hauling bulk in a pneumatic.

I'm over diesels in small trucks. Yes, they run great, when they run. They cost a shitload of time and money when they don't.

My '16 F-350 has had all the emissions gear replaced, and a turbo, which failed due to the emissions BS.
When I got that done, under warranty fortunately, as it would have cost over $8K, the fuel mileage dropped from an already shitty 14 down to 11.

And the big diesels are no better. I lost over 20% fuel mileage when I went to a newer emissions compliant truck, and it is always having problems.

In the 100,000 miles I have owned it, I have spent more and had more downtime than my '99 did over the 600,000 miles I owned it.
How does burning 20% more fuel lead to a cleaner environment? And don't even get me started on equipment. My older iron would easily run 16,000 hrs, and the newer ones are junk by 8,000.

Sorry for running the thread off into the weeds,

Get a JT. Non oil burner, and enjoy the hell out of it.
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I stopped doing bulk the end of August. I got tired of their BS. They didn't really want us to go home, I was out for 6 weeks at a time and I put in to go home and 4 hours after I got home they were calling saying they needed me to load the next morning. That happened every time. And about a month after I left one of the dispatchers quit because he couldn't get a day off

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A.J.

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Interesting. I really really want a Gladiator but not if I have to give up my JK. I mean it’s a truck. I have been toiling with this quite a bit actually. So then if I get a truck I would want it to be able to tow the Jeep. Gladiator is not the best choice for towing duty. I don’t know. Difficult decision. If it’s one or the other? For me it’s a JL.


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