Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Ok so someones peronal experiance of a $700 gas savings per year. Take into acount 10K miles so two oil changes and that is probably only a $600 difference. I was paying $23 to get my gassers oil changed, I just todat payed $79 to get my PSD's oil changed. Add in and oil and fuel filter every other year (at 15K vice 30K for a gasser), $550 difference.
If one wants to get real "anal" here, I supposed one could factor in that diesels don't require fillups as often, thus there's less wear & tear driving to get fill ups annually.
I change my own oil. My gas LOF'S were performed at 2500 - 3000 mile intervals with a fuel filter at 25000 miles. My diesel LOF is performed at 4500 - 5000 mile intervals with a fuel filter at 15000 mile intervals. Should I take it to a Dodge dealership, LOF's on the Cummins is about $54. I suspect LOF's on 8.1's & V10's are a bit more than your quote of $23 since they hold more oil than a "typical" gasser. I didn't factor in the cost of an oil change in my spreadsheet as I see the cost as a trade off since the interval is longer for diesel. I do suspect fuel/oil/air filters are more expensive for Duramax & Powerstrokes than what they cost for a Cummins.
I happened to purchase mine used with 18,000 miles on it (including 5er hitch) for low blue book. I was leaning more towards diesel closer to retirement but it was exactly the truck I was looking for in terms of color and everything else so I bought it. Had I not stumbled into it, I'd likely have bought a 6.0 HD2500 GM.
