curt12914 wrote:
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
curt12914 wrote:
I guess I'm not in the same financial bracket as you guys that can waste money. I have had a couple diesels, when they made financial sense, but with the change in diesel price and the newer, more capable gasoline engines, diesel just doesn't add up to a better deal for me any more.
I may change my mind, but at this point, when I trade trucks (which may be quite soon), I will probably look for a gas engine.
The bottom line is PM for Dodge and GM diesels are cheap and PM for Fords (6.0 on up) are expensive.
I pay 5 bucks for an oil filter for my D-max. 10 qts for oil about every 10K. And around 30 bucks for a fuel filter around every 15 to 20 thousand miles.
Fuel has been a few cents more than gasoline around my town and #2 was a few cents less than gasoline in a town down the road.
My diesel is cheaper to own than my gasoline truck.
If diesel were even close to the same here, I would probably stay with a diesel, but 60 cents per gallon more, which equates to about $50 per month, is getting ridiulous for me!!!!!!!!
I wish some of our politicians would investigate why diesel is more than gasoline ANYWHERE!
No one does th math! OMG fuel is $0.60 more than gas, I am spending way too much for fuel!
Well if gas is $3.50 and diesel is $4.10 that is a 17% differance, if the gasser gets 15 mpg the diesel only needs to get 17.5 mpg to break even!
Yes no wonder so many state diesel maintenance is so high, with $60 air filters and $60 fuel filters. Ford has really set the hook in the drinkers of that Blue Kool Aid!
I pay $14 for top of the line Fleetgaurd oil filter, I could use Purolater for about $7.00 air filter about $20 same as most cars.
I would say that Ford made a poor choice with maintenance cost.
One more reason that after 45 years I choose a Dodge with a Cummins.
