otrfun wrote:
Yes, one can use a full spreadsheet of numbers and debate this whole diesel vs. gas thing, clinically.
However, the one thing missing from this spreadsheet, and something you cannot put a universal value on, is each person's subjective take on the diesel tow experience.
There are those who have experienced it and know this value.
There are those who have not. Hard to make a totally informed decision without all the facts.
I think the presumption is the OP doesn't have an inherent love of diesel so as long as the gas engine functions reasonably well, it comes down to cost....otherwise why would the OP ask the question...
So it's logical that he's looking for objective criteria which basically boils down to can the truck reasonably pull the trailer and how much does it cost.