Diesel,,,, the rest of the story??

transamz9 wrote:

elkhornsun wrote:
The cost of a new truck is $8,000 or more than the same truck with the gas engine and the diesel adds roughly 800 lbs. of weight to the front axle and affects overall load capacity. I pay more for diesel than I would for premium gas at the pumps and so with the extra costs for maintenance (more frequent oil and filter changes and twice as much oil and more expensive oil, and more frequent ATF and filter changes for the transmission, and two batteries instead of one, and the need for additives which varies by time of year and what is being sold at the pumps). There are also significant problems with bio fuels in diesel engines and gelling that can clog the fuel filter and require an expensive repair.

The 2010 and later diesel engines are more reliable overall but still are much more expensive to repair than a gas engine. A new set of injectors for example will cost $5,000 installed for a diesel or more than a full gas engine rebuild.

I get more miles per gallon with my diesel truck but also have to travel further to find a station that pumps diesel. And then there is the matter of finding DEF as when it runs low the truck goes into limp mode. Lots of problems as well with the NOx sensors that are new to the diesel trucks that burn DEF and when these start to fail or do fail it can cripple a truck.

A diesel is a good choice to tow more than 13,000 lbs. but for less than that amount of load a truck with a gas engine and 4.10 gears will be more than adequate and you will save $15,000 or more over the time you own and use the truck.

Just about that whole post is BS.