Appreciation of new new Diesel power.
I’m not trying to make a statement or say that the newer trucks are better, but I had a pretty good comparison today. My 21’ Ragen TH is probably around 7k lbs empty and tows like a rock. With my ...
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RSD559 wrote:
Money isn't the main issue. Reliability is the main issue. Non-retired folks go out for a weekend or even maybe a week or two once during the year. And they don't travel across the country to get there. Retired folks spend a lot of time on the road. This fall, we're planning on a two month trip across the US. I don't want to spend half of that time parked someplace I don't want to be waiting for a dealer to get to my truck or waiting for parts. Don't get me wrong. I would love diesel performance, but I don't want to give up reliability to do it. Sorry, no diesel envy!
Okay, how many times has your new diesel broke down on you? As I said before, I have almost 100k miles and have not spent one dime on repairs. I know many other modern Cummins diesel owners who have more mileage than I do that have not spent a dime in repairs either or if they did then it was just a water pump that cost less than $100. The only people I hear say what you just did are those that don't own a modern diesel or if they do then it is a diesel with a CP4 pump.
