Do diesels make financial sense?
The answer is NO according to these guys... Link to story on Pickuptrucks.com I know that most will say they buy a diesel for the towing performance, and, having owned both, I agree, diesels tow b...
Forum Discussion
blt2ski wrote:
Hmmmm, as CFO of xyz company, I need to lease 100 pickup for 2 yrs a d 50,000 miles of driving per pickup. Cost for on engine version is $.45 per mile, other .51 per mile. Lower per mile cost is a gas rig, higher diesel. Both will do the job, same amount of hours time etc. Be honest, which will you choose? That is a $300,000 difference in cost over the 2 year time frame and need.
Marty
This is not a forum for CFO's for companies needing many vehicles. If it was, then my decision would also include lease vs purchase. And if I was that CFO, sure I would probably go with the lower cost per mile. I certainly wouldn't equip the trucks with heated leather seats, etc. Then I'd hire a bunch of young drivers and not care a flip how they felt at the end of each work day.
As a 70 YO individual owner/operator with a single truck I might make a different decision. RV ownership isn't about making a profit.
