Becoming diesel gunshy
I have been searching for a diesel truck to pull a to be purchased fifth wheel. After reading all of the nightmares and maintenance problems I'm concerned about future costs and down time. Do most ...
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cutty72 wrote:TomG2 wrote:
Check out the repair bays at any large dealer to verify that a lot of diesel pickups spend time there. A mechanic friend won't recommend one for that reason.
Because no gassers ever go to the shop???
Local dealership employs two good friends of mine, one a diesel tech, one a gas tech.
Diesel tech is the one of two that work on diesels that come in, and yet still is often working on gassers or other non diesel related issues.
FWIW, I have an '01 Ford with the 7.3L. I can do about any repair needed on it myself. Doubt I will ever get rid of it.
Agree. I would highly recommend NOT doing something like this to determine what to purchase. The only insight you would receive is it is better to walk. Seems like the service department at every dealer I have been to seems to have plenty of work to do.
