mtnrider
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2014
- Posts
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- Location
- Georgia
- Ram Year
- 2016
- Engine
- 6.7 Cummins
I have owned a diesel 2500 pickup for the past 9 years and it costs a great deal more to keep on the road than a truck with the gas engine. I valued the added power of the diesel when hauling a 4,000 lb cabover camper and when towing a boat and trailer with a gross weight of 13,000 lbs, but now that the boat and camper have been sold I will be selling it to get a 1500 pickup with the V-6 engine (and 3.92 gears).
I have to do fuel filter changes 4x as often as diesel is a very very dirty fuel, and I have to replace the oil at half as many miles and the engine takes twice as much oil. I have two batteries to replace every 3-4 years. An injector overhaul for a diesel engine costs over $4,000 just for the parts. A diesel fuel pump costs more than $3,000 to replace and due to the nature of diesel these pumps can fail at 100,000 miles.
So unless one needs the 40% greater range on a full tank of diesel (and there are aftermarket fuel tanks for diesel trucks unlike the current situation with gas fuel tanks) and is towing more than 12,000 lbs and is towing on mountainous terrain where an exhaust brake is very important, there is no rational reason to buy a diesel truck. Be aware to that out on the highway fewer than half the gas stations sell diesel.
I needed a good laugh, thanks for that. The service guy must have seen you coming a mile away......
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