Are diesels worth it, for costs per mile?
Was at a car dealer out of town, and the dealer (name with-held to protect the guilty) was trying to warn me away from a diesel on the 3500 models he was selling, unless I had at least $15,000 a year ...
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mbutts wrote:
I cannot guarantee your results, but my "dreaded" Ford 6.0 diesel (the WORST diesel ever in the history of man, according the the Internet), costs me a lot less than $15,000 per year to maintain.
Oil change (15 quarts + filter) costs me about $60 since I do it myself.
#1. You were talking to a Ford dealer!!
#2 as stated above, even the notorious Ford/Navastar, which I believe has the higest maintenance cost of the big three will be NO WHERE near that in maintenance cost. Not really much greater than a gas engine.
You could have a repair bill that high if you blow a head gasket. I don't see any higher cos for maintenance than a gas engine. Oil change one every 10,000 miles DYI about $40 to $50 depending on getting oil on sale.
