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An rv owner who traded his diesel for the 7.3. He talks towing, fuel, payload etc and does qualify it from the perspective of towing a 12,000 lb travel trailer. godzilla towing Thought a few may fi...
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way2roll wrote:
Thanks for the analysis turtle.
I own a diesel so I get it, but in order to arrive a true net, you must factor that the diesel engine costs about $10k more.
You're welcome Way2roll.
The thing is, I get waaaaaaaaay more money back on my truck if I sell it. When the truck market was going crazy I could have got 25 to 30K for my 15 year old truck!! Maybe 15K if I would have purchased a gas truck back in the day. I paid 7K for my diesel option and would have made money on it if I sold it 3 months ago.
I don't know if this is going to be my last truck or not? I only have 10 maybe 15 years of towing in me at the outside. 100K for a new truck? Crazy if you ask me. But then again I don't have a lot of money like most do on this forum. Most on this forum it seems to me swap out trucks every 3 to 4 years or less and then complain about an oil change every 10 thousand miles for $150 bucks for a diesel. :R
For "me"; I'd much rather tow with a 15 YO diesel than a 2022 gas. Why? Money. I save lots of it with my diesel. I save quiet a bit of money in fuel a year and I don't have a $1,000 a month payment around my neck. But that's just "me." Would I get a new truck if I had the money? Probably, but there is nothing wrong with my truck. It tows the same as a 2022 truck at 75 MPH. It goes up most hills the same as a 2022 truck. It gets about the same mileage as the 2022 truck.
Is my truck going to be reliable at 250K? I don't know? I hope so because it's not looking like I will be able to afford a new one, be it a gas or a diesel!
I do think it's funny that the guy on the video "saved money" by buying a new 70K gas truck! Now that's funny to me! :B :B
