Another guy confused about diesel
Hey All, Not trying to add to the "Diesel vs Gas" debate, but like many other readers who are contemplating the Diesel upgrade I'm confused about just how needy the new Diesels are. In my area dies...
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Oil changes, if you think about it, are at least the same, maybe even cheaper than gassers.
1 oil change 10,000 miles or once per year - 10 quarts of oil.
Gasser oil change every what, 5K miles, or 6 months? = 5 quarts of oil?
Seems like a wash in that regard, overall.
Fuel filter change every 15K miles. You can do it yourself if you want, and filters are not all that expensive.
I bought my first diesel in 2016. It was a 2014 Ram 2500. Paid $37K plus tax for it in 2016. Had 17K miles. Sold it to a dealer last month for $35,500. Had 54K miles. So, I drove it for 2.5 years, put 37K miles on it, and it cost me $1500 plus tax for those two years. Sold it and bought a brand new 2017 Ram 3500 for $47,500.
You can probably justify your decision either way. It's all in what you want. The towing experience with a diesel is remarkably better than a gasser in my opinion. The engine brake itself makes it a heckuva lot better going down hills etc.. I can tap my brakes to exit off the highway and the truck with the exhaust brake engaged will dang near stop by itself by the time I get to the stop light.
Mike
Mike
1 oil change 10,000 miles or once per year - 10 quarts of oil.
Gasser oil change every what, 5K miles, or 6 months? = 5 quarts of oil?
Seems like a wash in that regard, overall.
Fuel filter change every 15K miles. You can do it yourself if you want, and filters are not all that expensive.
I bought my first diesel in 2016. It was a 2014 Ram 2500. Paid $37K plus tax for it in 2016. Had 17K miles. Sold it to a dealer last month for $35,500. Had 54K miles. So, I drove it for 2.5 years, put 37K miles on it, and it cost me $1500 plus tax for those two years. Sold it and bought a brand new 2017 Ram 3500 for $47,500.
You can probably justify your decision either way. It's all in what you want. The towing experience with a diesel is remarkably better than a gasser in my opinion. The engine brake itself makes it a heckuva lot better going down hills etc.. I can tap my brakes to exit off the highway and the truck with the exhaust brake engaged will dang near stop by itself by the time I get to the stop light.
Mike
Mike
