Diesel Question for truck campers
I believe a diesel engine is the best for hauling a truck camper. With the price of diesel going up more each week is it still worth it? Just looking for opinions. Today in Canada a gallon ...
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sky_free wrote:Mello Mike wrote:Bigfootchevy wrote:
The Pros & Cons of why we love our diesels:
- Too bad it comes with a $10k premium on the purchase, fuel costs 15-20% higher per gallon and when it does break it's going to be expensive.
- payload penalty of almost 1000 lbs.
- For a Cummins 6.7L diesel, the cost is $7,995.
- The payload penalty is actually more like 500 lbs.
I think those are Canadian prices, so $10,000 is possible.
I noticed the GVWR is higher on diesel's, which allows the payload to be similar in many cases. Most of the additional weight is on the front, and the increased GVWR makes up most of the rest.Bigfootchevy wrote:
- Higher resale value.
Maybe, but as I said earlier, around here the difference is very small if you can somehow find a comparable gasser truck to what is typically available in diesel.
Yes, I am using Canadian prices. But the $10,000.00 includes the Allison transmission that comes with my diesel truck. In Canada there are lots of gas and diesel HD trucks, but there is also a big difference in the trade-in value with Diesel leading the way.
Paul
