diesel or petrol

[jeepsgofaster]

Originally Posted by Grippy

The issue is with the modern day intake of bulkshit and sharing of needless crap on social media, bad news spreads extremely fast to the point where it makes it blown way out of proportion.

Add to that the stupidity of the average consumer,............

Nailed it

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[jeepsgofaster]

Originally Posted by SouthernComfort

Sorry if it hit a nerve, was meant tongue in cheek. I for one have never been a GM guy, let alone Chevy specifically! I wouldn't know how their V8's compare and it really doesn't interest me. Seems to stir some emotions though...

Didn't exactly hit nerve it's more that without reading it I assumed it was in reference to an Lt Corvette engine GM's answer to the hemi. The Lt is a direct injection engine and has all the same choking issues of manifolds ports and valves as a CRD. So it has its own issues in stock form.

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[jeepsgofaster]

Originally Posted by drover

I'm the same but I remember spending lots of time under the bonnet of my old wagons and bikes and now find I spend less time sorting things out, DiY everything and don't follow the advised service schedules as I think they are rubbish even as far as upgrading the oil grade, they are trying for the most stars on a sticker, my Jeeps so far have managed near 300K no dramas and I expect this rig to be the same.... Your right about folks not knowing, many seem to find steering the things a problem let alone how it works.....



My favourite GM is an 8V92 2 stroke, go like the clappers, great sound and no BS, drop a valve you can still run down the road, bit of smoke but thats cool, so long as the sump doesn't ignite....... I wonder of it would fit in a Chevvy 2500.

The 8V92 what a monster, never got to drive one myself but did many quarry miles in a 8V71 trans star tipper, 15sp roady and 44000lbs rockwells. Great old truck as a tipper. Nothing like the note of the old screaming gemmy. What ever you do don't put the wrong oil in it, work college did that once. Spew oil from every orifice as well as the exhaust even the loader had spots of oil on the windscreen just from the Detroit idling while being loaded.

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[SouthernComfort]

All tangents aside, the OP might get his original question answered if any stats exist on the ownership ratio i.e. CRD/V6 petrol/Hemi among forum members. I doubt they are available, so I'd agree with him that most members are diesel owners which is the simple reason more posts relate to them. Beyond that there is no basis to suggest any of these engines is more troublesome or any better than the others. Most owners would choose the option most suited to their purpose.

[drover]

Best way would be to do a Poll, that way no comments just tick a box and look at the counter...............
Most would buy what suits their needs.......... horses for courses.