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!
I'm on my second diesel and last. It is also my daily driver and the extra cost of the truck, fuel and maintenance is not worth the few miles it pulls our camper each year. Not to mention the high cost and limited repair shops in my area.
