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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Rlaubert wrote:
I just gave my Dodge 3500 Diesel Dually to my son-in-law as we are now on the road in a diesel motor home. First very few people have any issues with a diesel engine. The upkeep is not much different than a regular engine other than the fact that the oil is a little more expensive and you need more of it. Filters still need to be changed etc. In my opinion the dealer was speaking out of his A$$. Newer engines will require the cow piss, but that in once every 15,000 miles (I think). Diesels are much simpler engines than the gas counterparts and will last for over a million miles if properly maintained.
In my experience, at least on the Duramax DEF has to be refilled every 3,000-4,000 miles.
