I’m paying just under $3 per gallon for diesel. I am cracking 20 mpg on a good tank of mixed driving. I only find it to stink at start when cold. The old V8 is faster and quicker, and quieter, but in the long run it does about the same, or worse on a hill, than the Tdi does.
I am going over 6k this weekend, covering at least four 4-5k foot passes along the way, starting at sea level. I’m predicting 55-60mph on 90% of the hills, depending on if I get the proper run-up!
One thing I have noticed in comparison to the RRC and the Disco is that they perform very close to the same on hills, but the diesel doesn’t seem to be working as hard to do it.