Diesel to Gas Production Ratio
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Jeremie
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According to gmauthority, it was 8% of Suburbans, and 6% of Tahoes in the end of April.
gmauthority.com/blog/2021/05/demand-for-chevy-tahoe-and-suburban-diesel-on-the-rise
I'm not sure if there's an allocation limit for either engine, or if it's just based on dealer orders. I imagine the reason for the disconnect between the 3% search and the 6% is since a lot of diesels would be factory orders from people who know they want a diesel.
gmauthority.com/blog/2021/05/demand-for-chevy-tahoe-and-suburban-diesel-on-the-rise
I'm not sure if there's an allocation limit for either engine, or if it's just based on dealer orders. I imagine the reason for the disconnect between the 3% search and the 6% is since a lot of diesels would be factory orders from people who know they want a diesel.
Thanks for the link. I know my data was less than scientific. Actual numbers can be hard to find sometimes. I do think that factory orders show in inventory on Autotrader though, but only if the dealer has their cars linked there. I ordered a couple cars in the past and they showed up on Autotrader when they were in transit and then disappeared after I took delivery.
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Sadly, diesel just isn't popular or discovered I guess. My local dealer has sold less than 5 Sierra's with the LM2 in the last 2 years and doesn't order them for stock at all. Zero Yukon's...They don't push it and most customers don't ask for/consider it.
I don't understand it, but the majority of mainstream America are adverse to them. The assume they are more expensive and much more costly to maintain, and basically still have that "Old Diesel" stigma....None of which is true... This is my 4th one and so far, very happy. I do my own maintenance and I do under stand their quirks, but by and large they have been excellent with vastly superior mileage and range. My wife's Jag regularly hits 35-40+ MPG, cruising 75-80 on interstates.. I think they are highly underrated and mostly misjudged by many that are in the market and have this option available to them...
I don't understand it, but the majority of mainstream America are adverse to them. The assume they are more expensive and much more costly to maintain, and basically still have that "Old Diesel" stigma....None of which is true... This is my 4th one and so far, very happy. I do my own maintenance and I do under stand their quirks, but by and large they have been excellent with vastly superior mileage and range. My wife's Jag regularly hits 35-40+ MPG, cruising 75-80 on interstates.. I think they are highly underrated and mostly misjudged by many that are in the market and have this option available to them...
@Stbentoak , it’s unfortunately been a long string of negative press for diesels in North America.
The GM diesel of the 80’s.
High priced fuel- diesel used to be much cheaper than gas per gallon.
The Ford 6.0 disaster.
VW single-handedly destroyed what had been an excellent reputation for their diesels.
FCA is selling the Italian diesel in their offerings, and even on the enthusiast sites the Ram guys will warn you to avoid them.
And then we have the electric car push contrasted with the members of the coal rolling fraternity that think it’s cool to blast smoke all over their neighbors in traffic. Those people offend me because they’re damaging the opportunity for diesels to expand and they don’t even have the self awareness to realize it. Childish.
The final straw is greedy automakers. I’m a numbers guy, and I’ve long had the practice of doing comparative cost analysis for prospective vehicles, and for the last two decades the highly priced diesel option on pickups completely eats away all the savings in operating cost. Not by accident I believe. I was actually surprised at the relatively reasonable cost of the Duramax in a Tahoe, so maybe we’ll get some market share. I’d like to see more sold.
The GM diesel of the 80’s.
High priced fuel- diesel used to be much cheaper than gas per gallon.
The Ford 6.0 disaster.
VW single-handedly destroyed what had been an excellent reputation for their diesels.
FCA is selling the Italian diesel in their offerings, and even on the enthusiast sites the Ram guys will warn you to avoid them.
And then we have the electric car push contrasted with the members of the coal rolling fraternity that think it’s cool to blast smoke all over their neighbors in traffic. Those people offend me because they’re damaging the opportunity for diesels to expand and they don’t even have the self awareness to realize it. Childish.
The final straw is greedy automakers. I’m a numbers guy, and I’ve long had the practice of doing comparative cost analysis for prospective vehicles, and for the last two decades the highly priced diesel option on pickups completely eats away all the savings in operating cost. Not by accident I believe. I was actually surprised at the relatively reasonable cost of the Duramax in a Tahoe, so maybe we’ll get some market share. I’d like to see more sold.
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Yes, I paid 5K extra for my Jeep EcoDiesel. That kinda hurt, but I still was overall very happy. Much happier though with the Dmax if it proves out, as it was actually a 1500.00 discount. When I bought my 2004 RAM diesel was 1.35 a gal and pretty much a off road scrap fuel... but those times changed quickly. all of my units run well and perform flawlessly with excellent economy and mileage. Could be some of the last available in this EV based future...
Yeah, I think cars like this are definitely the last of the breed. I am really happy Chevy made this. I also thoroughly enjoyed 200K miles in my '14 Cruze diesel too, and if that was any indication, Chevy knows how to do a diesel.
