Vulcanmars wrote:
A major factor often overlooked is ownership cost. $4K more to purchase (6-8 for full size trucks), 2-3 times more for routine services, def fluid, etc.
Bingo... cost is higher and the fuel efficiency, even considering equal fuel cost, doesn't make up the difference in most consumer vehicles. A tractor trailer is another situation. Where you drive 100,000+ miles a year the equation shifts.
But if you like that throaty growl and loads of torque... you have to pay for the right to forget your trailer is back there.
