I’ll say this, I ordered a 2023 Chevy 3.0 a year ago I joined this forum and very few people on this forum had a diesel a few have joined since but the majority of the people here own a 5.3 or 6.2. If you want mileage go diesel. My truck burned an extra quart of oil the first oil change. A half quart the second and I didn’t add any on the third oil change, it’s common for them to burn oil until the rings seat, the highway mileage has been 25-28 and around 22 in the town I live in, I have pulled 5k from Louisiana to utah pulling 70mph and holding going up Eisenhower tunnel, the exhaust brake also works good for a light duty engine. I have had zero issues in 13,000 miles, I use about 1 gallon of def per 1000 miles empty or light towing. Hook a heavy trailer up and tow hard and you might burn 1/2 gallon an hour, which probably isn’t any different than a 3/4 ton diesel I would imagine. I also like how good these engines fire up in sub zero temperatures, and warms up at a decent rate especially with the shutters in front of the radiatior. Lots of people seemed concerned for the belt on the back of the transmission that lasts for 200k pulling the tranny to replace. My truck has the same power and torque roughly as my old 2002 duramax,the trailboss is lighter, better mpg and 10 speed on the trailboss.I love my duramax and wouldn’t trade it for gas, I am sure most gas people feel the same way about diesel.
All those areas have bases. Haha
