No doubt, there are deals to be had.
and again, not arguing. just showing some numbers to be considered...
Estimated fuel costs:
Assuming prices are : Diesel @ 4.1/gallon ; Gas @ 3.4/gallon (current prices local to me)
1000 miles / 17 mpg (diesel mileage?) = 58.8 gallons of diesel
58.8 * 4.1 = $241.08 over 1000 miles
1000 miles / 12 mpg (6.4 Hemi mileage?) = 83.3 gallons of gas
83.3 * 3.4 = $283.22 over 1000 miles
283.22 - 241.08 = $42.14 more spent on GAS over 1000 miles.
Continue down the road :
10,000 miles = $421.40 more spent on GAS than diesel
50,000 miles = $2,107.00
100,000 miles = $4,214.00
150,000 miles = $6,321.00
200,000 miles = $8,428.00
Diesel's undoubtably are also more costly to maintain, and that doesn't figure in to any of these numbers shown above. DEF is so cheap right now that it's hardly worth mentioning. but... while i'm at it.
At the pump i hear DEF is around $2.70? let's just say $3.00. and if i remember right, it's an 8 gallon tank?
8 * 3 = $24.
5000 / 8 = 625 miles per gallon of DEF.
$20-$24 every ~5000 miles isn't hardly gonna break anyone that could afford the CTD in the first place. I figure after 100,000 miles, (assuming it stays at/around $3/gal), it will only cost you $480. like I said, not hardly even worth figuring in to the equation.
Bottom Line - I myself wanted the diesel. was dead set on buying a diesel. then saw the 6.4, and the price difference, and got real with myself.
I don't need the diesel. That's what it came down to for me.
I digress.