Sorry you took that personal. Wasn't directing that at anyone in particular. Just calling out a trend that people are quick to point out that diesels are a waste of money unless you "need" it. As if we truly "need" most of the stuff we have on our trucks these days. If we truly purchased a truck based on need, most would have two wheel drive regular cab long bed tradesman's with vinyl flooring and crank windows.
I just think its funny that nobody calls anyone out for being wasteful, unless they daily drive a diesel, or install a lift kit. I chose to allocate my money towards appearance and performance. Some choose to have comfort and convenience. Some want both. Some would call owning a boat or an RV a waste of money. At the end of the day, if you can afford it and you enjoy it, I say do it. Life is too short to sit around worrying about money, and it's way to short to worry about how others spend their money.
In my opinion there is no correct answer to the OP's question without knowing, what do they plan to do with the truck? and what options are available for them at the time of purchase. I think both are incredible engines and had the right deal been available when I was shopping I would be driving a 6.4.
I don’t think anybody’s feathers ever got necessarily ruffled but if they did, they really need to re-learn how to take things and how to comprehend what people said because, just because somebody might act like somebody made a wasteful purchase, that only applies to the person who bought it if and if they don’t think they wasted money, then who gives a **** what anybody else says.
Take me for example; as I said in my previous post, I really don’t need a truck. I don’t go off road, I don’t haul anything in my bed except for a little bitty toolbox that has a few tools and my trailer hitch, and another little box that holds other essential items that I really don’t want in the cab like ratchet straps, a little socket set and a set jumper cables just because I don’t want them in the cab of the truck. Hell, I even have a carpeted bed liner and a solid, painted to match fiberglass tonneau cover that covers it so essentially all my truck bed is, is just one large big ass trunk… LOL.
But as far as that goes, I rarely haul anything in my truck. And the only trailer I pull is a little utility trailer that I haul my lawnmower on because it won’t fit in the back of the truck so yeah, my truck could be considered as wasteful but like I said, I like trucks, I wanted a truck and I bought a truck whether I needed it or not.
But yeah, you are correct, there is no correct answer for the OP because only he can answer that. It all boils down to what he wants, what he needs, and what he can afford. All we can do is give him pros and cons of both options but he’ll have to take it from there.
Matter of fact, before I bought my new truck I came real close to buying a three-quarter ton short bed crew cab with the Cummins in it just because I’ve always wanted a diesel but ever since the EPA screwed up diesel engines, that thought of buying a truck with any diesel got quickly tossed out the window. And then after that at one point, I even considered a three-quarter ton crew cab short bed that had the 392 in it and even though Ram has that option of the rear air ride, I came pretty damn close to buying one of those just because of that rear air ride not beating me to death like a normal three-quarter ton and not to mention the very unexciting 6 speed, I don’t need a truck and I certainly don’t need no big old three-quarter ton either so that’s why I settled on my half ton. Made better sense to me. Much easier to maneuver, much smoother ride and much easier for people to get in and out of.
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