First, sorry about posting this as a new thread... tried the search function but didn't find an answer.
With the 2014 coming out, I was hoping some diesel people could post about the pros and cons of a diesel for daily use. I know very little about diesel engines and have never driven one, and I'm currently trying to decide between the 3 available engines.
I live in Colorado and my daily commute involves about 60 miles round trip. My family and closest friends are in Chicagoland, with a few scattered throughout the country, so I usually do at least 1, sometimes 2, long roadtrips each year. I will also be using the GC on forest service roads and the Colorado backcountry to get out to good hikes, climbs, camping, snowboarding, etc, though I won't be doing anything near as crazy as I've done with my JK (trading it).
I've considered all three engines. The V6 with the 8-speed may provide enough power, and certainly gets good MPG. The Hemi, well it's a Hemi, and it sounds like the power the on highway would be great, the torque offroad would be good, and the MPGs aren't too bad.
Now the diesel sounds like the perfect mix. Good power on the highway, great torque offroad (I don't own any toys to tow), and great MPGs. However, I am completely ignorant of diesels, so some practical questions:
How PITA is the who urea thing?
It gets cold here sometimes. Will a diesel engine with remote start actually warm up in my driveway? Is warming up a diesel engine before driving any different than a gas engine?
Does that black smoke happen with all diesels? My experience with diesel is always some dude in a F-350 blowing thick clouds of black smoke down the entrance ramp. I would be mortified if my vehicle did that. I'm all for rugged but I have a suit-wearing job and black clouds of smoke would be unacceptable to me.
Are there any other weird quirks to owning a diesel? Diesel intrigues me, but I'm at a point in life where I'd rather pay someone else to work on my vehicles. I just want something that gets me to work in comfort and style, gets me roadtrips without breaking the bank on gas, gets me down a forest service road without complaint, and does well at altitude.
I'm hoping that modern diesels are mostly behind the scenes, as in the experience of driving one isn't much different than driving a gasoline vehicle, except with gobs and gobs of torque.
So basically, what's it like day to day driving a diesel that's different than a gasoline engine?
Thanks!
With the 2014 coming out, I was hoping some diesel people could post about the pros and cons of a diesel for daily use. I know very little about diesel engines and have never driven one, and I'm currently trying to decide between the 3 available engines.
I live in Colorado and my daily commute involves about 60 miles round trip. My family and closest friends are in Chicagoland, with a few scattered throughout the country, so I usually do at least 1, sometimes 2, long roadtrips each year. I will also be using the GC on forest service roads and the Colorado backcountry to get out to good hikes, climbs, camping, snowboarding, etc, though I won't be doing anything near as crazy as I've done with my JK (trading it).
I've considered all three engines. The V6 with the 8-speed may provide enough power, and certainly gets good MPG. The Hemi, well it's a Hemi, and it sounds like the power the on highway would be great, the torque offroad would be good, and the MPGs aren't too bad.
Now the diesel sounds like the perfect mix. Good power on the highway, great torque offroad (I don't own any toys to tow), and great MPGs. However, I am completely ignorant of diesels, so some practical questions:
How PITA is the who urea thing?
It gets cold here sometimes. Will a diesel engine with remote start actually warm up in my driveway? Is warming up a diesel engine before driving any different than a gas engine?
Does that black smoke happen with all diesels? My experience with diesel is always some dude in a F-350 blowing thick clouds of black smoke down the entrance ramp. I would be mortified if my vehicle did that. I'm all for rugged but I have a suit-wearing job and black clouds of smoke would be unacceptable to me.
Are there any other weird quirks to owning a diesel? Diesel intrigues me, but I'm at a point in life where I'd rather pay someone else to work on my vehicles. I just want something that gets me to work in comfort and style, gets me roadtrips without breaking the bank on gas, gets me down a forest service road without complaint, and does well at altitude.
I'm hoping that modern diesels are mostly behind the scenes, as in the experience of driving one isn't much different than driving a gasoline vehicle, except with gobs and gobs of torque.
So basically, what's it like day to day driving a diesel that's different than a gasoline engine?
Thanks!