ECO Diesel vs Hemi as daily driver

[RamMe]

If price difference was not a factor, which would you choose as a daily driver? Limited tow duties. Simply a semi daily driver with the occasional Home Depot run and camping trips. Essentially a 3rd family vehicle. Eco Diesel or Hemi? MPG on the Eco is better but fun/throttle response is better on the Hemi.

 

[Willwork4truck]

A lot of factors to consider but given your parameters theres really no advantage to diesel. Higher maintenance, fuel is kinda a wash due to higher cost vs fuel mileage, then theres the upfront cost for the ecodiesel engine...

I’d say that for a 3rd vehicle the hemi is a better/more fun choice, but then I’ve never owned an oil burner...well, there was that 65‘ Galaxie, that was an “oil burner”...

 

[singlerail]

if your not doing highway runs, neither is good on gas, and the diesel will need long runs to regen

 

[db252]

Our diesel 1500 is replacing or diesel Grand Cherokee. The wife will drive it most to very local work and of course we will use it for trips and I’ll steal it to take the Mustang to the track. We’ve always liked having the diesels along with other cars short or long but of course that’s just us.

 

[flyingpoint]

I am pretty happy with Ed so far as a daily driver. I picked it over hemi simply because I drive over 600 miles a week and mostly they are highway miles. However, I might just get the hemi if I don’t need to drive that much. V8 is much more fun to drive.

 

[Rexx]

Hemi because I do mostly city driving going to and from work or errands.

If I did mostly highway driving I’d consider the eco.

 

[Willwork4truck]

My current job is 68-70 miles each way, 95% highways so Id like an ecodiesel for that.
But for just the average driver, hemi.
Too much to think about on diesel fuel quality etc for my wife, plus diesel is filthy.

 

[Arth]

Get the Hemi.

The main advantage to the eco diesel is the extended range on the highway runs. It’s why I have an Eco diesel. I average 800 or so miles a tank. If I wasn’t making this long highway drive everyday I’d have a Hemi for the lower maintenance cost and not having to worry about regens.

 

[silver billet]

Hemi all the way. ED work best when they're "worked". City driving them is asking for trouble at some point (that goes for all modern diesels).