Diesel vs gas......................

Timber wrote:
Thanks enginenut, I think I'd buy a diesel handsdown but here in Ontario Ca. the diesel is $9,950.00 more plus there's a 13% tax on top of that which puts it over $11,000. I've been pouring over comments and articles to see if I can justify the extra $$ in fuel savings or longevity.

It really all depends what you do with your truck and your personal preferences. I've towed all over the country (mostly out west) with gas vehicles (all Expedition 5.4's, except for my '99 which was a 4.6)and found that if you are going to be spending any time towing where mountains and/or steep grades are involved, GET THE DIESEL.

After upgrading my TV from a 2007 Expedition to a 2010 F250 6.4l I will NEVER tow with a gas vehicle again, and if I HAD to it WOULD be a V10. Sure my Expy did JUST O.K. in the mountains but it was being pushed to its limits (literally) and I like quite a bit more of a safety margin than that. I also know that once my Expy had a few more hard summers-of-towing under it's belt it would be time for some major repairs.

I didn't have to pull over one time on this years road trip. Granted it was in the mountains of WV rather than those of Wyoming/Utah but I never felt underpowered once. No more "to the floor" driving and plenty of torque to drag my toy hauler off the beaten path to where it's meant to be. (And to pull my toy hauler out of the rut I was forced to drive into this year when I saw a logging truck barreling down the mountain straight towards me!!) I'm sure I would have had to get the winch out after that if I was in the Expy.

If you stay on interstates, drive slow, have a smaller trailer and stay in big campgrounds you'll do OK with a V8..

I'm just spoiled now. :)

-T