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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Taco wrote:transamz9 wrote:
I call BS on that. There is only 7-8,000 difference in two trucks that have the same options except the motors. Maybe half ton to three quarter ton there is that much but not two like trucks.
No body yet has proved to me that diesel cost you more than gas in the long run.
Please don't talk about what you know nothing about. you don't live in VA. Remember I said for ME it would cost that much. the diesel engine weight would push it over the gvw that get reduced personal property tax rates for "passenger vehicles" I would end up paying 4-5k more in personal property tax over my ownership.
then add 8k for the engine cost 1k finance cost of engine, 500 for def, 300 sales tax on engine option. then the slightly higher routine maint costs.
This doesn't even touch the fact that a diesel is much more costly to fix outside of warranty, which is also a major factor in my decision.
Looks like he got you there. For HIM it would cost that much more. he has specific reasons that make sense.
